Commenting on the topic of advanced maternal age and elective egg freezing, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan, who is also Director of the SMU Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA) opined that egg freezing will not have a huge impact on the birth rates in Singapore. She noted that while egg freezing may lift off the pressure and urgency for some women, they may develop a false sense of security that their biological clock has been extended.