{"id":1942121,"date":"2023-06-01T17:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T21:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maternal-age-rising-as-birthrate-declines-new-data-show\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T21:20:28","slug":"maternal-age-rising-as-birthrate-declines-new-data-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maternal-age-rising-as-birthrate-declines-new-data-show\/","title":{"rendered":"New data reveals an increase in maternal age alongside a decrease in birthrate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaternal-age-rising-as-birthrate-declines-new-data-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>More Women Having Children Later in Life<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>The share of live births from American mothers over the age of 35 has risen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tighter-background-check-legislation-burdens-law-abiding-citizens-wont-reduce-crime-expert\/\" title=\"Tighter Background Check Legislation Burdens Law-Abiding Citizens, Won\u2019t Reduce Crime: Expert\">4 percentage points<\/a> since 2015, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-claims-the-u-s-has-the-fourth-highest-poverty-rate-in-the-world-at-17-8\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Claims The U.S. Has The Fourth-Highest Poverty Rate In The World At 17.8%\">latest statistics<\/a> from the CDC reveal that teenage pregnancy rates are continuing to decline, while more women are choosing to have children later in life. While this trend may be empowering for women who want to establish their careers before starting a family, it also comes with increased risks for both maternal and neonatal health.<\/p>\n<h3>Older Mothers Account for Over 20% of Births<\/h3>\n<p>In 2022, women over 35 accounted for more than 20% of the 3.661 million births in the US. This is a significant increase from 2015, when only 16% of births were to mothers in this age group. The total number of births to women over 35 has also risen by over 101,000 compared to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the birthrate for women in their late 30s has tripled over the past 40 years, while women in their early 30s have also seen higher birthrates. However, birthrates for women in their prime reproductive years from 20 to 34 have not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nurse-at-houston-hospital-speaks-out-about-vaccine-suspensions\/\" title=\"Former Nurse At Houston Hospital Speaks Out About Vaccine Suspensions\">significantly decreased<\/a> over the past four years.<\/p>\n<h3>Delaying Parenthood Due to Economic Uncertainty<\/h3>\n<p>One possible reason for the trend of women having children later in life is economic uncertainty. Many women feel the need to establish their careers before starting a family, and the rising cost of raising a child only adds to the burden. In fact, the Brookings Institution estimates that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">middle-class family<\/a> would spend over $310,000 to raise a child born in 2015.<\/p>\n<h3>Risks for Older Mothers and Their Children<\/h3>\n<p>While there may be socioeconomic reasons for delaying parenthood, any pregnancy is considered medically high risk for both mother and child if the mother is over 35. Children conceived by women over 35 are at a higher risk for chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome. Additionally, the mother&#8217;s risk for developing preeclampsia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maternal-age-rising-as-birthrate-declines-new-data-show\/\" title=\"New data reveals an increase in maternal age alongside a decrease in birthrate.\">gestational diabetes significantly increases<\/a> with age, as well as the risk for both miscarriage and stillbirths.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these risks, the median age for first-time motherhood has increased to 30 years old, up from 27 years old in 1990. It remains to be seen whether this trend will continue in the coming years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women over 35 accounted for over 20% of 3.661 million births in 2022<\/li>\n<li>The birthrate for women in their late 30s has tripled over the past 40 years<\/li>\n<li>Birthrates for women in their prime reproductive years from 20 to 34 have not significantly decreased over the past four years<\/li>\n<li>A child conceived by a woman over 35 is at a higher risk for chromosomal abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>The mother&#8217;s risk for developing preeclampsia and gestational diabetes significantly increases with age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that more women are choosing to have children later in life, but this decision comes with increased risks for both mother and child. As the cost of raising a child continues to rise, it remains to be seen whether this trend will continue in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is a greater risk of complications. The CDC reports a 4% increase in live births from American mothers over 35 since 2015, while teenage pregnancy rates continue to decline. This trend highlights the growing number of women having children later in life, despite the potential health risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1942122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8808,28081,6441,10279,5476,21950,5114],"class_list":["post-1942121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-age","tag-birthrate","tag-data","tag-decrease","tag-increase","tag-maternal","tag-reveals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}