Bélinda Ibrahim, 28/07 14:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Motherhood Mothers Children Babies
There was a time when a woman was considered an “older mother” at 35. Today, that age still marks a symbolic and medical threshold. In gynecology wards, the term “geriatric pregnancy” may have disappeared from official manuals, but it’s still whispered behind closed doors. Yet the data is clear: in many Western countries, the average age ...
David Sahyoun, 24/07 22:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Women Children Motherhood Mothers
Some births occur without anticipation, as if the child arrived out of time. Pregnancy denial is neither deception nor performance. It is a psychic reality that takes shape without words, a pregnancy the body conceals and the mind excludes. This clinical enigma raises profound questions about motherhood, the female body, generational transmission ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Mothers Motherhood Babies Pregnancies
The stereotype is persistent: older mothers are inevitably more tired, less patient and out of touch with a digital generation they do not understand. But a closer look at the data tells a different story. Over the past decade, several longitudinal studies have reached a surprising conclusion: children born to mothers over the age of 35 tend to ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Motherhood Women Pregnancies Babies
In the popular imagination, pregnancy is visible, joyful, and shared. A growing belly, ultrasound photos, the first baby clothes. It is something openly embraced, often proudly displayed. So how is it possible that a woman could carry a child to term without knowing it? And even more unsettling, that no one around her - not her family, friends, or ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Motherhood Pregnancies Mothers Babies
“So, have you got your body back yet?” The question comes quickly, sometimes even before a mother leaves the maternity ward. It comes from relatives, coworkers and influencers in tight leggings, as if the female body, after the feat of giving birth, is expected to quietly return to its original state. The timeframe given? Six weeks – the ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Motherhood Babies Pregnancies Mothers
A clinical enigma, pregnancy denial poses a troubling question: how can a pregnancy remain completely hidden, sometimes right up to delivery? This is the story of what medicine perceives, what it overlooks, and how far the body can go to remain silent. “She came in that day for back pain.” Dr. Alain B., a gynecologist-obstetrician with over ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Women Motherhood Pregnancies Babies
For many women, becoming pregnant at 36, 39 or 42 is rarely accidental. Pregnancy after 35 often comes after careful consideration: a settled career, a stable relationship or a chosen solitude. This journey can be marked by challenges such as miscarriages, IVF, loss and sacrifice. Late motherhood is often seen as a privilege, almost a miracle, ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 24/07 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Women Motherhood Babies Pregnancies
“I was afraid it might be too late. In fact, it was just the right time.” At 42, Lamia became the mother of a baby girl conceived naturally, after a breakup, a move and many sacrifices. Her story echoes that of many women today: motherhood after 40 is no longer an exception. In France, more than 20,000 babies are born each year to mothers in ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 21/03 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Movies Cinema Motherhood Actress Culture
Cinema reveals the richness and complexity of a maternal role that is never fully attained, always in question. On-screen as in life, mothers wonder whether they are “good enough” for the beings most precious to them—their children. Like the Lebanese spring that coincides with their celebration, these maternal figures navigate between ...