Losses, new demands and changes in routines are common at midlife. Your children may be entering their teen years - a time of challenges.

Today, many women wait to start a family until they are around 40 years of age. Becoming a new mother at midlife - no matter how joyful an event - is a big adjustment.

Women who have not had children or never married also face changes of midlife.

Despite these challenges, midlife often is still a rewarding phase of life.