Twice as many 40-plus women as teenagers are having babies

Twice as many 40-plus women as teenagers are having babies

There are now twice as many women giving birth over the age of 40 as there are having children as teenagers in England and Wales. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 28,478 births to mothers aged 40 to 44 in 2021, and 2,064 to mothers aged 45 and over.