Study: Irish women wait longer than most European women to have first child

Irish women are older than most other Europeans when it comes to the birth of their first child.

Study: Irish women wait longer than most European women to have first child

Irish women are older than most other Europeans when it comes to the birth of their first child.

Figures from Eurostat reveal that while most women in the EU are in their 20s when they have their first baby, the majority of Irish women are in their 30s.

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