According to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, the number of first-time moms aged 35 and older is nine times higher now than it was in the 1970s.

Older dads are more common, too. 

How's it going for 40-somethings as they take on parenthood? According to writer Emma-Kate Symons, not particularly well.

Symons joined Take Two to discuss her recent piece for Quartz titled "The fortysomething parents are not alright."

To hear the full interview with Emma-Kate Symons, click the link above.