A woman’s right to have a baby should be based on medical fact—not social judgement. It’s been a busy few weeks in extreme baby-making: A 65-year-old German grandmother recently gave birth to quadruplets, and another woman the same age became Israel’s oldest mom after giving birth to a son. Although the number of women kicking

It’s no secret that in vitro fertilization (IVF) is an intense process. Women who turn to IVF for help conceiving have to undergo hormone shots, an egg retrieval process, and implantation, not to mention emotional stress. And, despite the high cost, there’s no guarantee of success. It's understandable, then, that women want to get it

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age? New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the fertility rate of women aged 40 and above has surpassed that of women aged under 20 for

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age? New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the fertility rate of women aged 40 and above has surpassed that of women aged under 20 for

Le taux de fécondité est désormais plus élevé chez les plus de 40 ans que chez les moins de 20 ans pour la première fois depuis 1947. Mais qu’est-ce que ça fait d’avoir son premier enfant à cet âge ? De nouveaux chiffres du Bureau des statistiques nationales montrent que le taux de fécondité

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age? New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the fertility rate of women aged 40 and above has surpassed that of women aged under 20 for

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age? New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the fertility rate of women aged 40 and above has surpassed that of women aged under 20 for

The fertility rate is now higher among over-40s than under-20s for first time since 1947. But what’s it like to have your first child at this age? New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the fertility rate of women aged 40 and above has surpassed that of women aged under 20 for