Heartening news for anyone over forty who is trying to get pregnant with news that the pregnancy rate for women of that age has reached a record high.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the overall fertility rate has risen by around 3%, but the sharpest rise was amongst women over forty where the rate has gone up by 6%. In fact, in the past fifteen years the number of over forties getting pregnant has more than doubled, although the reasons for this are not clear.
In an age when it is easy to become obsessed with our biological clocks, the news must come as some welcome relief. More details are on the Office for National Statistics website
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