One of my patients Priya Gupta (name changed) gave birth to a bonny baby recently at the age of 38. Priya who is a successful software professional working with a multinational firm, knew that she wasn't ready for marriage. But she knew she wanted to be a mother someday. Priya froze her eggs at the age of 33, determined that she didn't want to be pushed into a marriage that she didn't want, for the sake of maternity.

Today Priya is as good a mother as she is a professional. Over the last few years, as an IVF specialist, I have seen many such Priyas opting for delayed motherhood by choice. Yes, as a doctor, I still advice my patients to go for an early pregnancy from a purely biological perspective as it's best to try to start a family before the woman becomes 35 years old. However, it is also true that delayed motherhood is fast becoming a reality of today’s informed woman.