Evento com tradução simultânea

03/12/2025 – 10h às 12h – Auditório Amílcar Vianna (sala 062) - Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG

“Why delayed motherhood? Women’s decisions, 1910s-2020s”

Celebrity mothers who birth at the age of 45 or 50; the miracles of assisted reproductive technology, these kinds of stories excite social media today.  But the phenomenon of delayed childbirth is not unique to the 21^st century.  In the past, women have experienced late motherhood, both unintentionally and intentionally.  For over the century, medical practitioners, social commentators, and demographers have debated the economic, social, and cultural reasons underlying the advanced maternal age of a population; and, women postponing pregnancy have spoken out, often defending or justifying their decision.  “Why delayed motherhood? Women’s decisions, 1910s-2020s” addresses the changing perspectives on late motherhood and, most especially, women’s experiences.