A famous obstetrician has warned that the rising numbers of “middle age pregnancy” cases are as big a public health problem as “teenage pregnancy” cases.

More than one in five babies are born to mothers over the age of 35 and it is causing a huge damage to NHS resources. This is according to a report by Dr Susan Bewley, a consultant at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. She said that ministers had to agree that the number of middle age pregnancy cases was an important health issue.

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