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Baby boomers: The rise of older mums

Due to breakthroughs in reproductive medicine, more and more Irish women are having babies in their 50s, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir

Baby boomers: The rise of older mums

Fri, 09 Nov, 2018 - 07:00

Due to breakthroughs in reproductive medicine, more and more Irish women are having babies in their 50s, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir

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