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A top on has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the age of 35 is like when the " strikes 12". She said that after that age, it is for a woman to become . She added that it was difficult for to work as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a in a at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most important message to give is that the best of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She : "I would be getting worried about my if she hadn't had a child by 35."

Many women these days are to put off having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest for this is that women do not want to interrupt their . Women are also marrying or settling at a later age. Professor Herbert said needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to . If you want to have a partner and a secure place to live, you don't get that all done by the time you are 32. The right man doesn't always just come ."

 
 

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