Why more Indian women are having their first babies after 40
- Lata Mishra
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM Apr 26, 2025, 14:34 IST IST
Fertility specialists across India are witnessing a surge in pregnancies among women in their late 30s and 40s, driven by IVF, egg freezing, and shifting social norms — a trend echoing global patterns and reshaping the landscape of Indian motherhood
When Priya, a 42-year-old finance professional in Mumbai, decided to marry at 40, motherhood wasn’t at the top of her mind. “We thought we should at least check our fertility — just to be informed,” she says. At Wockhardt Hospitals in Mumbai Central, she consulted Dr Gandhali Deorukhkar, who ran a thorough preconception assessment. The tests came back with reassuring results.
