UK Wedding News
16/09/2013
Middle-aged pregnancies are increasing in popularity as couples continue to save money, a new survey has revealed.
It is thought the cost of childcare, additional food, schooling and housing mean millions of couples are not able to have children before they are 40.
The findings, which were compiled from a Sun on Sunday poll, also revealed that for couples in their 20s and 30s, many have ruled out having a family altogether.
Some 16% of 25 to 39-year-olds want to have a baby within the next year, but will not be able to because they can't afford it, while 9% have had to delay their plans to start a family until they know how to become more financially stable.
However, medics and IVF researchers have spoken out at the trend, with experts at Newcastle University saying modern couples are prioritising financial stability over good health.
Professor Mary Herbert, one of Britain's leading reproductive biologists, said: "The most important message is for women to have their babies before the clock strikes 12.
"I would be getting worried about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
Almost half of all children are now born to women aged 30 and older and the number of children born to women in their late 30s has almost trebled in recent years.
There are also additional risks the older a woman becomes.
For example, fertility falls sharply after the age of 35 but IVF does not guarantee a couple can have a child, and those who do fall pregnant, face greater health risks than younger women, as do their unborn babies.
Older mothers are also more likely to miscarry, as well as have complicated pregnancies and deliver babies that are underweight or premature, while stillbirths are more than twice as common in women over the age of 35.
Elsewhere in the poll, almost a third of under-40s have to sacrifice their dream to buy a home because they cannot afford the mortgage, with many adults also stopping their holidays, eating out and driving in an effort to afford a family.
Recent figures revealed parents today have to set aside £222,458 to raise one child until the age of 21.
(JP/CD)
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Number Of Middle-Age Pregnancies Increasing
Middle-aged pregnancies are increasing in popularity as couples continue to save money, a new survey has revealed.
It is thought the cost of childcare, additional food, schooling and housing mean millions of couples are not able to have children before they are 40.
The findings, which were compiled from a Sun on Sunday poll, also revealed that for couples in their 20s and 30s, many have ruled out having a family altogether.
Some 16% of 25 to 39-year-olds want to have a baby within the next year, but will not be able to because they can't afford it, while 9% have had to delay their plans to start a family until they know how to become more financially stable.
However, medics and IVF researchers have spoken out at the trend, with experts at Newcastle University saying modern couples are prioritising financial stability over good health.
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Professor Mary Herbert, one of Britain's leading reproductive biologists, said: "The most important message is for women to have their babies before the clock strikes 12.
"I would be getting worried about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
Almost half of all children are now born to women aged 30 and older and the number of children born to women in their late 30s has almost trebled in recent years.
There are also additional risks the older a woman becomes.
For example, fertility falls sharply after the age of 35 but IVF does not guarantee a couple can have a child, and those who do fall pregnant, face greater health risks than younger women, as do their unborn babies.
Older mothers are also more likely to miscarry, as well as have complicated pregnancies and deliver babies that are underweight or premature, while stillbirths are more than twice as common in women over the age of 35.
Elsewhere in the poll, almost a third of under-40s have to sacrifice their dream to buy a home because they cannot afford the mortgage, with many adults also stopping their holidays, eating out and driving in an effort to afford a family.
Recent figures revealed parents today have to set aside £222,458 to raise one child until the age of 21.
(JP/CD)
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