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Being a geriatric mother: 'Women's fertility falls off a cliff at 35'

New CSO figures have revealed that the average age of first time mothers is 33.3 years of age. Medicine still defines a geriatric pregnancy as 35. Fiona Looney, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail  spoke to Sean about being defined as a geriatric mother.

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14.30 8 Nov 2023


Being a geriatric mother: 'Women's fertility falls off a cliff at 35'


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New CSO figures have revealed that the average age of first time mothers is 33.3 years of age. Medicine still defines a geriatric pregnancy as 35. Fiona Looney, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail  spoke to Sean about being defined as a geriatric mother.


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