Articles Tagged: Office for National Statistics
Will more mums have solo births because of a shortage of midwives?
Perhaps we are heading for a perfect storm: more babies are being born, more mums-to-be want to give birth at home, but there are not enough maternity services to accommodate that.
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Can the month of your baby's birth affect its future profession?
If you're due to give birth this month, your off-spring is most likely to do well academically AND at sport - whilst babies born in December will to go on to have careers as dentists...
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Oliver and Olivia top baby name charts
The top boys' and girls' names for 2010 have just been released by the Office for National Statistics, and you know what, they're frankly rather predictable.
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Children born to 'overly fertile foreigners' fuelling baby boom
The Daily Mail is reporting that children born to 'overly fertile' foreigners and middle-aged women are behind the fastest population growth in five decades.
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Multiple births increase as older women seek treatment abroad
The number of older women having multiple births is on the increase as couples seek fertility treatment abroad, new figures ...
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More than 100 women aged 50 and over had babies last year
Figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that more than 100 women aged 50 and over had babies last year ...
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One in five babies born to 'middle aged' mums
One in five new mums in the UK is aged 35 or over, new figures have revealed. According to the Office for National ...
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Stay-at-home mums forced back to work to make ends meet
The number of stay-at-home mums has reached an all-time low as families face record levels of financial pressure and struggle ...
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