Did you ever google "pregnancy over 35" for helpful advice and inspiration on your way to motherhood? Did your excitement and hope turn into disbelief and shock by the 36 million websites your search turned up full of negative stories on the increased risks and dangers of later pregnancies and the staggering rise of infertility? Just skimming the headlines made your heart sink, right?

The Joy of Later Motherhood is the much-anticipated antidote to all the negative hype surrounding mature motherhood. It is a positive, truthful, and inspiring guide full of real-life stories and helpful insights from more than 40 women (and top natural fertility experts) who all had natural pregnancies and healthy babies in their 40s. These women tell of their heartbreaks (like infertility diagnosis and miscarriages) and triumphs (from healing disease to finding their faith) with candor and love in order to empower other women to approach this topic from a position of strength and courage. Bettina Gordon shows women what's possible and, in fact, natural.