Photo: FileKiwi women as old as 53 are having babies, new figures show. Statistics New Zealand figures show 402 women aged 45 and over had babies during those three years in New Zealand and 90 of those were aged 47 or over. Fertility Associates chairwoman Dr Mary Birdsall said the age of women having their first babies was trending upwards and was now over 30. In other areas, older women sought medical intervention like IVF to help them get pregnant, she said. Older women had a higher chance of developing high blood pressure or diabetes, were more likely to miscarry, have a post-partum haemorrhage or a long labour.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 26, 2017 20:03 UTC