US academic plays advocate for older mums
30 Oct 2007Older women make better mothers, according to new study by an academic in the US.
Findings published by Professor Elizabeth Gregory, director of women's studies at the University of Houston in Texas, showed that women who choose to have children in their late 30s and early 40s are more financially secure, in stable relationships and are in a better position to put their careers on hold.
Professor Gregory says: "I have found an overwhelming number and range of reasons why what I call the 'new later mothers' are absolutely right to delay motherhood. For one thing, they have a stronger family focus rather than trying to juggle priorities because they have achieved many of their personal and career goals."
"They also have more financial power because new later mothers have established careers and higher salaries…they have more career experience and their management skills often translate directly into managing a household and advocating for their children," she added.
Over 22,000 women in the UK aged 40 and above gave birth last year, with the national average age of women having children currently standing at 29.
Celebrities such as Halle Berry reflect this growing trend of older mums as she is expecting her first child at the age of 41.
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