The aches and pains that had come with her extra weight and advancing age stopped.

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In their paper, the authors said there was a proven link between advancing maternal age and increased risk of complications during pregnancy - and a strong link with increased risk of stillbirth and neonatal death.

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Advancing age can make you inflexible, yet it also should give you the wisdom to stay with what works.

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