She needs to think through how this pregnancy and childrearing are going to fit into and change her life. Although she may feel rich in the number of support people she perceives around her, she may discover she has few "pregnancy support" people because she does not have many friends her age who are also having babies some may be close to becoming grandmothers. The only things these friends remember of pregnancy and labor are their particular highs and lows. These memories may be dated in terms of what goes on today in the typical birthing room. This any leave her without access to the daily "shop talk" of other pregnant women, or someone to turn to to ask questions such as whether the backache she is experiencing or frequent need to urinate is normal. On th other hand, because many women delay childbea g today, she may be one of a sizable group of wome in the community experiencing pregnancy at this ge of life.