Women who give birth later have better health later, study finds

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Those who delay motherhood until their late 20s and early 30s, are more likely to enjoy better health when they reach 40 years old,a new research claims .

Women who give birth to their first child between the ages of 15 and 24 have worse health in midlife.

Dr Kristi Williams, study co-author and an associate professor of sociology at The Ohio State University, said:

 ‘We still need to be concerned that women who are having births in their early 20s may face more health challenges as they reach middle age than those who wait longer.

Researchers compared women who had their first birth as teenagers (ages 15-19), during early adulthood (20-24) and when they were older (ages 25-35).
Women who were between the ages of 25 and 35 tended to report having better health at age 40 than the other two groups.

Yet, women who gave birth for the first time as teenagers and young adults reported similar states of health at midlife.The study also found that women who were married when they had their first child reported better health at age 40.

Culled from Daily Mail