Pregnancy warning for older women

Contributed by Kathryn Bingham - Published 19 October 2009

Women have been warned they should have a baby before the age of 35 or risk missing out on motherhood. The stark message follows reports of rising infertility rates among women who delay starting a family, and new evidence that it is increasingly difficult for women to become pregnant after the age of 35.

According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the ideal age to have a baby is between 20 and 35. And women who put off having children until their mid to late 30s, or even older, are ‘defying nature’. The RCOG fears too many women still do not understand that their…

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