Summary
NEARLY half of Scotland's new babies last year were born to mothers aged 30 or over amid a growing trend for women to have their children later in life.
The number of births north of the Border in 2008 was the highest for 13 years - but the proportion of mothers in their teens and 20s was at its lowest since the 1950s.See the full content of this document
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Over 30? Must Be Time for Me to Have a Baby [Scot Region]
However, the percentage aged 30 or over has soared - so that they accounted for 48 per cent of all births last year.
The proportion of mothers...See the full content of this document
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