India, April 6 -- The '40s club' of celebrity mothers continues to grow. Following recent announcements from stars like Katrina Kaif (September 2025) and Divyanka Tripathi (March 2026), actor Karishma Tanna has announced she is expecting her first child at age 42. Also read | Divyanka Tripathi pregnant at 41; shares baby bump pics with Vivek Dahiya

On April 6, she took to Instagram to share pictures from a sweet photoshoot with husband Varun Bangera, captioned: "A little miracle, our greatest gift - August 2026." While the news has delighted fans, celebs and well-wishers of the actor, it has also reignited a public health conversation: is pregnancy in your 40s safe?

While Karishma's pregnancy is a joyful personal milestone, medical prof...