Journal Pre-proof First-time mothers’ experiences of preparing for childbirth at advanced maternal age Jennifer Nottingham-Jones PhD candidate , Dr Janette Graetz Simmonds , Dr Tristan Leslie Snell PII: S0266-6138(19)30249-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102558 Reference: YMIDW 102558 To appear in: Midwifery Received date: 22 June 2019 Revised date: 24 September 2019 Accepted date: 18 October 2019 Please cite this article as: Jennifer Nottingham-Jones PhD candidate , Dr Janette Graetz Simmonds , Dr Tristan Leslie Snell , First-time mothers’ experiences of preparing for childbirth at advanced mater- nal age, Midwifery (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102558 This is a PDF ﬁle of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the deﬁnitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its ﬁnal form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.