UK Wedding News
07/02/2014
The research was conducted to mark the TLC documentary 'Tina Malone: Pregnant At 50', which airs next week. The 'Shameless' actress travelled to Cyprus for IVF treatment and last year she announced that she and husband Paul were expecting their first child together. In December, at the age of 50, Malone gave birth to a baby girl, called Flame.
She has spoken out about her decision to have a baby at the age of 50 – more than 30 years after giving birth to her first child.
Malone explained: "People might consider me over the hill and too old to be a mum but physically, emotionally, mentally and financially I am much better off now, as a mum at 50, than I was as a mum at 17 when nobody criticised me for having a baby.
"I have more stamina and energy than most 27-year-olds, and all the time to give my baby. Of course there has to be a cut-off, but if you are fit and healthy and financially secure, then you should be allowed to have a child at 50."
More than 2,000 responded to the poll and of those people, a quarter said women should stop trying to have a baby once they pass the age of 40, while 43 was listed as the 'cut-off' age for men. Some 31% of participants admitted they felt the current age limit of 42 for IVF treatment on the NHS is too old, with 26% saying 40 should be the maximum age limit for both NHS and private treatment.
Elsewhere, 72% agreed that science should not be used to help women fall pregnant once they go past their natural childbearing years.
Two-thirds said they thought children born to women aged between 50 and 55 were negatively affected by having an older mother, with the figure surging to 73% of over-50s surveyed.
Some 52% said women aged 50 could not be a good parent for children right through to adulthood, while 43% said the same applied to men over the age of 50.
However, it would appear concern is the main factor when it comes to older mothers, as 72% said the worry for mums over the age of 40 was their health during pregnancy and the birth, while 68% were concerned about the impact a death of a parent could have on a young child.
For 62%, they said the health of the child itself as a result of having an older mother was another cause for concern.
The most popular 'ideal' age for women to have their first baby, was revealed to be 27, the survey claimed.
Susanna Dinnage, Managing Director of Discovery Networks UK, said of the poll: "The findings reveal that most people believe 40 should be the cut-off for parenthood.
"However, juxtaposed against this public view, Tina gives a very moving and compelling account of one woman's personal decision to have a child at 50, three decades after she had her first child."
(JP/CD)
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Study Finds Older Women 'Shouldn't Have IVF'
A new study has revealed that almost three-quarters of people feel women over child-bearing age should not receive IVF treatment.The research was conducted to mark the TLC documentary 'Tina Malone: Pregnant At 50', which airs next week. The 'Shameless' actress travelled to Cyprus for IVF treatment and last year she announced that she and husband Paul were expecting their first child together. In December, at the age of 50, Malone gave birth to a baby girl, called Flame.
She has spoken out about her decision to have a baby at the age of 50 – more than 30 years after giving birth to her first child.
Malone explained: "People might consider me over the hill and too old to be a mum but physically, emotionally, mentally and financially I am much better off now, as a mum at 50, than I was as a mum at 17 when nobody criticised me for having a baby.
"I have more stamina and energy than most 27-year-olds, and all the time to give my baby. Of course there has to be a cut-off, but if you are fit and healthy and financially secure, then you should be allowed to have a child at 50."
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More than 2,000 responded to the poll and of those people, a quarter said women should stop trying to have a baby once they pass the age of 40, while 43 was listed as the 'cut-off' age for men. Some 31% of participants admitted they felt the current age limit of 42 for IVF treatment on the NHS is too old, with 26% saying 40 should be the maximum age limit for both NHS and private treatment.
Elsewhere, 72% agreed that science should not be used to help women fall pregnant once they go past their natural childbearing years.
Two-thirds said they thought children born to women aged between 50 and 55 were negatively affected by having an older mother, with the figure surging to 73% of over-50s surveyed.
Some 52% said women aged 50 could not be a good parent for children right through to adulthood, while 43% said the same applied to men over the age of 50.
However, it would appear concern is the main factor when it comes to older mothers, as 72% said the worry for mums over the age of 40 was their health during pregnancy and the birth, while 68% were concerned about the impact a death of a parent could have on a young child.
For 62%, they said the health of the child itself as a result of having an older mother was another cause for concern.
The most popular 'ideal' age for women to have their first baby, was revealed to be 27, the survey claimed.
Susanna Dinnage, Managing Director of Discovery Networks UK, said of the poll: "The findings reveal that most people believe 40 should be the cut-off for parenthood.
"However, juxtaposed against this public view, Tina gives a very moving and compelling account of one woman's personal decision to have a child at 50, three decades after she had her first child."
(JP/CD)
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