Over-44s in need of pregnancy advice doubles

The number of women over the age of 44 seeking pregnancy counselling more than doubled in the past two years, a leading sexual health clinic has reported.

The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) said that many of the women were in a relationship or marriage.

“This highlights how a pregnancy, or a pregnancy which becomes a crisis, can happen to a woman at any stage of her life,” the IFPA states in its annual report.