Baby Boom Is Back ; Migrants Help Put the Birth Rate at Its Highest for 26 Years
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INCREASED immigration and older mothers have triggered a baby boom, as figures released yesterday put official birth rates at a 26- year high.
One in five babiesis born to a woman from outside the UK - an increase of almost 5 per cent in just one year.See the full content of this document
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Baby Boom Is Back ; Migrants Help Put the Birth Rate at Its Highest for 26 Years
But there has also been a large rise in births to women in their late 30s and 40s, as more continue to delay motherhood in favour of a career.
The figures, from the Govern...See the full content of this document
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