During a history interview,a 38-year-old woman shares that she is thinking about having another baby.The nurse knows that which statement is true regarding pregnancy after age 35 years?

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The risk of Down syndrome increases as the woman ages,from about 1 in 1250 at age 25 to 1 in 400 at age 35.Fertility declines with advancing maternal age.Women 35 years and older,or with a history of a genetic abnormality,are offered genetic counseling and the options of prenatal diagnostic screening tests.Because the incidence of chronic diseases increases with age,women older than 35 years who are pregnant more often have medical complications such as diabetes,obesity,and hypertension.

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