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Survey claims babies of ‘older’ mothers may have better start

A new survey claims the babies of ‘older’ mothers can have a better start to life. T...
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07.35 22 Aug 2012


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Survey claims babies of ‘older’ mothers may have better start

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07.35 22 Aug 2012


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A new survey claims the babies of ‘older’ mothers can have a better start to life.

The research published by the British Medical Journal says such children have fewer accidents and trips to hospital, while they also develop language skills more quickly.

More than 78,000 births across a three year period in the UK were examined for the study.

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Women over the age of 40 now account for around 5% of births in Irish maternity hospitals.


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