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When should you start looking at a fertility plan?

In 2024, the average age of a mother giving birth was 33.3. Last year, over 40% of the patient po...

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15.45 29 May 2026


When should you start looking at a fertility plan?


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15.45 29 May 2026


In 2024, the average age of a mother giving birth was 33.3. Last year, over 40% of the patient population in the Rotunda Hospital was over 35. It’s clear that women across the country are choosing to have kids later in life.

But, we also know that choosing to have a baby later can be a source of many fertility issues. Doctors and Fertility Coaches across the country are encouraging women to start thinking about their fertility plan, but many don’t want to hear it.

For more on this, Ciara Doherty is joined by Fertility Coach and author of ‘Still Trying to Conceive’, Helena Tubridy...


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