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Number of live births to women over 40 nearly triples

New statistics out of England and Wales shows that in the last 20 years, live births to women over 40 have nearly tripled.
The Office for National Statistics has released figures comparing fertility rates in 2008 and 2009, showing a decrease in women under 35 but an increase in for over 40s.
Of particular interest were the [...]

Unplanned pregnancy growing issue for women over 35

Unplanned pregnancy is a growing problem for women over the age of 35, many who believe that they’re too old to conceive.
The U.K.’s sexual health charity Family Planning Association (FPA) has announced a new campaign called “Conceivable?” to remind women that contraception is needed until a year or two after menopause.
This week the campaign, as [...]

Department of Health: more than 5,000 women under 20 had repeat abortions in 2008

The Department of Health has released statistics for 2008 that provide a revealing look at repeat abortions in the UK.
Health ministers in the U.K. have received new 2008 statistics from the Department of Health that reveal a reported 5,218 instances of repeat abortion among women under the age of 20. Additionally, 15,029 instances of repeat [...]

Scottish secondary schools to soon offer sex education clinics

Clinics will offer free condoms and pregnancy tests to students under the age of 16 in an attempt to curb teenage pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Following on the heels of a Family Planning Association (FPA) report measuring teenage pregnancy in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Scottish government has revealed a [...]