European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 Quot  Namuo Inico k k k rage Good news about delayed motherhood Roston apr a study seen As a very bled since 1970 ant. Boston apr a study seen As a very Good news for women in their 30s�?� concludes that those who delay motherhood until they establish their careers face Little unusual risk of delivering premature or stillborn babies. The researchers did not Check for Downs syndrome and other genetic disorders a which Are More common among older women a babies a because virtually All the mothers underwent testing for such problems during pregnancy. The study in thursdays new England journal of Medicine shows that if women in their late 30s and 40s successfully get pregnant for the first time and avoid miscarriages chances Are Good they will have healthy children. The number of women delaying their first pregnancies until late in their reproductive lives has increased dramatically. According to Federal statistics the rate of first births among those in their 30s has More than Dou bled since 1970, and among those in their Early 40s, it has increased 50 percent. Most although not All previous studies suggest they might be at an increased risk of Low birth weight infants and stillbirths As Well As certain other complications a said or. Gertrude s. Berkowitz who directed the latest study. A a that a Why women Over the age of 35 have generally been considered to be at High  but her study based on 3,917 pregnancies shows that older women have Only a slightly increased risk of producing unusually Small babies and they Are no More Likely than younger first time mothers to deliver prematurely or have stillbirths. A Overall their data represent very Good news for women in their 30s who Are contemplating their first pregnancy a or. Robert Resnik of the University of California san Diego said in an accompanying editorial. Re so Berkowitz an epidemiologist at mount Sinai school of Medicine in new York said her findings should reassure women who were like those who took part in the study a largely White Well educated nonsmokers who had private insurance Cei Ved prenatal care and delivered in Phosti rated medical centers. A even though this is a unique group it typifies women who Are delaying childbearing a said Berkowitz. A by and Large it is women who Are doing it for career  the findings do not mean however that women can postpone childbearing indefinitely and still be assured of having a baby. As women age they become less Fertile and even when they get pregnant they arc More Likely to have miscarriages. The study also showed that those older than 35 Are twice As Likely As younger at Bostons Beth Israel Hospital or. Henry Klapholz said Many doctors have come to accept that women can safely have babies into their 40s. But he cautioned women Over 40 May unexpectedly go through menopause ending All chances of pregnancy. A if you arc going to do it you should do it As soon As you can a Klapholz said. A but if you want to put it off until you arc in your 30s or 40s, there is a very Good Chance of getting pregnant and having a successful  in his editorial Resnik said that the message of the latest research a is Clear and highly  a Given sound genetic diagnosis and counselling together with appropriate prenatal care Ana the judicious  a a a Quot of labor and  he wrote a Tihe in. Of to f a he complications creasing number of women postponing first woodeure10 diabetes and High pregnancies can look convard to excellent of Iowa pressure.  special envoy urged for hostage negotiations Washington apr members of. Washington apr members of Congress Are urging the Bush administration to appoint a special envoy of a prominence and stature to coordinate discussions about the american hostages in Lebanon. A fall signals suggest that an Opportunity for release exists a rep. Louise Slaughter d-., told a House foreign affairs subcommittee wednesday a amid a flurry of news reports suggesting movement in the hostage situation. Slaughter said she and sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-., first proposed an envoy to tackle the hostage question two years ago. Since that time Congress has recognized National hostage awareness Day and i have commemorated Terry Andersons five birthdays in Captivity a Slaughter said a flow Long do we wait will we again gather in october with heavy hearts to Mark another of Terry a birthdays a Anderson chief correspondent for the associated press in the Middle East is the longest held of the eight american hostages in Lebanon. He will Mark five years in Captivity on March 16. Slaughters District includes his Hometown of Batavia . Mrs a not All of the hostages Are ought to be held by shiite moslem groups Shoih a is in no westerners Are held in Lebanon. It ask Subco non tree sent a Resolution by Farsi crash Long a spec Al envy t0 the ful1 spot in s committee. Moynihan is seeking a companion Resolution in the sen Sam nppssc4 the Resolution would not be Law h preside re us or have the Force of ments w express Congress senti dcnmn8ntcr s measure cars on the presi and ,p0m v someone prominence Middle r i w1.a keen understanding of Nate a Csc to initiate and coordinate discussions Between the syrians Iran rep. Louise Slaughter addresses a House committee draws attention to captives in Lebanon and other influential  rep. Olympia Snower Mainc wondered if a special envoy might conflict whatever the administration is doing secretly on behalf of the hostages. Slaughter said she  proceed with the measure a if i have any reason to believe that this would Hurt ongoing  . Officials usually oppose the idea of special envoys said a state department source speaking on condition of anonymity. A remember Terry Waite a he was a special envoy a this official said referring to the anglican Churchman who was seized in Beirut while trying to free the hostages. Mike Kraft an official in the state department s counter terrorism office said that a a great Deal is being done that is not publicized and that the administration has an a open door policy in talking to people. Officials have insisted however that the . Government is not negotiating with Iran for the release of the hostages. . Policy is not to Deal directly with the iranians. A there Are no . Government talks a state department spokeswoman Margaret d. Tutwiler said. But White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said administration officials were a encouraged by the comments of iranian president Hashmi a Sfanjani who said there might be a solution soon. A they certainly Are More hopeful than what we be heard in the More Distant  he said of rats Anjanie a remarks. But the revolutionary Justice organization said it had no intention of releasing the hostages it claims to hold Joseph Cicippio of Valley forge pa., and Edward Austin Tracy an american author. A statement by the group delivered to Beirut newspaper an Nahar and a Western news Agency was accompanied by a Black and White instant photograph of Cicippio.  Luup Uvis in la anon Ana wine instant photograph of Cicippio fire on protesters in s. Africa Homeland a Troon r 0uth Africa a and dispersed ?j5stei? thursday amp its in Bon Huth in w whips and tear Black Hooft u As unrest spread in Mandine Reintam v a re Peop a Are de eng reintegration into South Africa. Day report5 the 8 tvs paper business 200 Neon a urday that More than  killed in riots in the a viands in the past month. We te2oritveienvactivists contend the ,7r1?Le-nt�?T iwo Peop a gunshots in Fatm 11hjured. Many by Jay in the South 2? ear a thurs Kath Mclong nearer.030 2ck township of pc Dent South n the inde reported. African press association b7 d. In  soldiers and police in armoured personnel carriers and trucks randomly opened fire with assault rifles to Stop crowds forming in the Garan Kuwa area witnesses said. Police dispersed groups of people with whips to Stop demonstrations they said. Some residents attempted to organize protests but were quickly chased away b soldiers and police the witnesses said there were no immediate reports of casual ties. At least seven people were killed wednesday in the Homeland when police opened fire on a protest by about 50,000 marchers demanding the reintegration of the nominally Independent territory and the resignation of its president. The  government declared a state of emergency wednesday night and South Africa said its Security forces were assisting local forces in the Homeland North of Johannesburg. The Homeland which has about 2 million residents is divided into seven scattered fragments. Protesters set fire to government buildings and vehicles wednesday and looted shops and businesses during the riots. Police said the riots caused major damage but they had no figures on the Cost. In the northeastern Homeland of Gazan Kulu government offices schools businesses and shops remained closed As part of a 3-week-old Boycott led by activists demanding the ouster of chief minister Hudson it Santisi. A at least 25 people have been killed and More than 200 huts burned in the past two weeks in the Homeland. Twenty seven people were killed and hundreds injured in widespread riots and looting that followed a military coup sunday in the Southeastern Homeland of Piskei that ousted the territory a authoritarian president. South Africa sent troops into Piskei at the request of the new Homeland to help restore order. South african president . De Klerk said his government was concerned that violence in the homelands a where about half the country a 28 million Blacks live a could hinder attempts to launch negotiations on ending White minority Rule and sharing Power with Blacks. Speaking to journalists in Cape town do Klerk said wednesday night that negotiations on a new Constitution could not begin and a state of emergency could not be lifted if there was a a anarchy in Black areas. He accused unspecified groups of a making mischief in the regions hit by violence. South Africa established the homelands in the 1960s in an attempt to create separate tribal based states for Blacks