Women over 40 should not be terrified of having babies

Women who have babies over the age of 40 face only a "relatively small increase in risk", a leading midwife in England has said.

Women over 40 should not be terrified of having babies

Women who have babies over the age of 40 face only a "relatively small increase in risk", a leading midwife in England has said.

Cathy Warwick, who was chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, questioned why people were "terrifying" women about having babies later in life.

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