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15/10/2013
In 2012, 49% of births were to mothers in this age group.
Elsewhere, last year some 383,189 live births were within a marriage or civil partnership, while 346,485 were outside.
Within marriage or a civil partnership, 148,403 births were to mothers aged 30 to 34, 78,689 to women aged 35 to 39 and 17,380 to mothers aged 40 to 44. An additional 1,240 births were to women aged 45 and over.
Outside of marriage, 67,839 births were to women aged 30 to 34, 36,108 were to mothers aged 35 to 39 and 10,639 were to those aged 40 to 44. 735 births were to women aged 45 and over.
In this category, most births were to younger women, with 32,520 to those aged 20 and under, 102,829 to those aged 20 to 24 and 95,815 to those aged 25 to 29.
In addition, for 2012, 65% of fathers were aged 30 and over, excluding births registered solely by the mother.
However, the percentage of births to women aged 30 and over has fallen from 2011, which was 51%.
Commenting on the figures, Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said: "This demonstrates very starkly the changing demographics of childbirth.
"More older women are giving birth and this has an impact on maternity services. Older mothers tend to have more complications in their pregnancy and therefore often need additional care and attention from midwives and maternity services.
"This of course places additional pressure on time and resources. These figures feed into the wider pressures on maternity services.
"Other issues such as rising levels of obesity are also leading to births becoming more complex. In addition, numbers of births are at an all-time high.
"This means it is vital that the Government continues to tackle the shortage of midwives which the RCM estimates to be almost 5,000 in England alone."
(JP/IT)
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49% Of New Mothers Aged 30 Or Over
New figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that almost half of all births in England and Wales are to women aged 30 or over.In 2012, 49% of births were to mothers in this age group.
Elsewhere, last year some 383,189 live births were within a marriage or civil partnership, while 346,485 were outside.
Within marriage or a civil partnership, 148,403 births were to mothers aged 30 to 34, 78,689 to women aged 35 to 39 and 17,380 to mothers aged 40 to 44. An additional 1,240 births were to women aged 45 and over.
Outside of marriage, 67,839 births were to women aged 30 to 34, 36,108 were to mothers aged 35 to 39 and 10,639 were to those aged 40 to 44. 735 births were to women aged 45 and over.
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In this category, most births were to younger women, with 32,520 to those aged 20 and under, 102,829 to those aged 20 to 24 and 95,815 to those aged 25 to 29.
In addition, for 2012, 65% of fathers were aged 30 and over, excluding births registered solely by the mother.
However, the percentage of births to women aged 30 and over has fallen from 2011, which was 51%.
Commenting on the figures, Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said: "This demonstrates very starkly the changing demographics of childbirth.
"More older women are giving birth and this has an impact on maternity services. Older mothers tend to have more complications in their pregnancy and therefore often need additional care and attention from midwives and maternity services.
"This of course places additional pressure on time and resources. These figures feed into the wider pressures on maternity services.
"Other issues such as rising levels of obesity are also leading to births becoming more complex. In addition, numbers of births are at an all-time high.
"This means it is vital that the Government continues to tackle the shortage of midwives which the RCM estimates to be almost 5,000 in England alone."
(JP/IT)
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