In a BBC News report: The trend towards older motherhood is continuing - with the average age of mothers in England and Wales reaching 30 for the first time. But average family size fell in a year from 1.94 children to 1.85. The Office for National Statistics report for 2013 said the number of babies born had decreased by 4.3% since 2012. Mothers were now, on average, older than elsewhere in the world when they had their first baby, the Bpas - British Pregnancy Advisory Service said. The Food Doctor says more and more women are postponing starting a family and the reasons for delaying are complex. For some it’s because they haven’t met a suitable partner whilst for others who are in a relationship worry about financial security. Many women who have taken time to build up their career just don’t want to take a career break to have a baby. There are of course numerous other emotional, physical and psychological reasons behind delaying parenting. But these new statistics show that it if you really want to become a mother then it would be a smart move to reconsider your present concerns. These studies do reveal that your fertility isn’t the same as anyone else’s. Yes what all women have in common is that they’ll be down to 10% of their ovarian reserve by the time they hit 30 and down to 3% by age 40. But the key to your own personal fertility is locked into the fact that women don’t start life with the same number of eggs. It’s the rate at which women lose their eggs across their life that’s the same, not the quantity that you carry.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:45:00 +0000
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