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Older mums' experiences wanted
By ThinkBaby on 13/03/2006 15:52:08
The Mail on Sunday are looking for experiences and thoughts on being an older mum.
freedom. Do you have any regrets about delaying motherhood, and what are the pros and cons of being an older mum? Please contact me at helen.gent@virgin.net by 17th March 2006. Thanks.
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Older mums have healthier babies
By Kimberley Smith on 11/04/2011 15:26:57
Being a mum later in life found to have unexpected benefits
Older mums may actually have healthier babies, despite warnings about the health and pregnancy problems for mums over the age of 35. Babies born to mums aged 40 and over were actually found to have a lower chance of being admitted to hospital
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Older mums need improved standards of care during pregnancy and childbirth
By Laura Nelson on 12/08/2011 13:34:41
Experts say a worrying number of older pregnant women are at risk of complications during pregnancy and labour
Older mums require higher standards of care during pregnancy and childbirth, experts are saying.Catherine Nelson-Piercy, a professor of obstetric medicine at King’s College London, says a rise in the number of “high risk” pregnancies, including more
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Kelly Preston wasn’t phased about being an older mum
By Kimberley Smith on 21/01/2011 15:25:42
Celebrity new mum “didn’t consider” her age when planning a new baby with John Travolta
Kelly Preson has revealed her age didn’t make her think twice about getting pregnant with baby Benjamin last year. The actress, who is 48, gave birth to her third childr with husband John Travolta in November.“I didn’t consider this risk. I just considered that it was difficult....
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New mum - And your older children
By Maria Muennich on 21/04/2011 01:15:17
Dividing your parental attentions between siblings can be a delicate balancing act, here's how to make it easier
All children, no matter how old, need your attention and adding another child to your family will always dilute the attention given to your existing child(ren) to some degree. If you only have one older child then you might be thinking
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Shameless actress to try IVF at 48
By Kimberley Smith on 19/01/2012 13:35:03
Tina Malone discusses her plan to become an older mum
crossed!“If it doesn’t happen I have a daughter. My daughter Danielle is an actress in Hollyoaks, and if it doesn’t happen we’ll get another dog! But it would be nice to have a child together.”Read more...IVF treatment for older women should have less
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New survey gives picture of parenting in today’s Britain
By Kimberley Smith on 22/10/2010 12:41:28
Mums are older, marriage is less likely and fewer babies are being born according to findings by the ONS
is due to more middle class parents choosing to have babies before getting married.The figures also confirmed previous suggestions the average age of mums is getting older. Around 20% of babies born last year were to mums over 35, which is up from 15
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Are babies “stressed” by “cruel” forward-facing baby carriers and prams?
By Kimberley Smith on 23/08/2011 14:43:44
Australian professor gives mums one more thing to worry about with dramatic claims that forward facing babies will need therapy then they’re older
So it seems that new mums don’t quite have enough to worry about yet. To add to our concerns, an expert in Australia has announced that by carrying babies facing forward, we might be causing them long-term psychological damage. In fact, according
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Why risk of Down’s increases with mum’s age
By Matt Fricker on 03/09/2010 12:30:07
As women grow older, their fertility declines due to a lack of a crucial protein, scientists say
A new study has shed light on why older women are more likely to suffer from fertility problems and have a greater risk of their babies developing conditions such as Down’s Syndrome.Researchers at Newcastle University and Newcastle Fertility Centre
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Number of mums over 40 trebles
By Kimberley Smith on 26/05/2010 13:29:00
Over the past two decades, the number of mums aged 40 and up has tripled
The number of mums having babies in their 40s has doubled since 1997 and trebled in the last 20 years, new figures show. Over 26,000 older women gave birth last year, compared to 13,000 in 1997. Of those 26,000 babies, more than 1,000 were born
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