Did you know that if you want to have a healthy baby the best time to have one is somewhere between 25 until before you get to 40? Bearing a child at a very young age, like in the teenage years, or when you’re in you’re already in your 40’s brings more chances of having underweight babies. This kind of thing should not be taken lightly because being underweight makes the baby at risk of dying young or having some developmental problems. Children born to older moms are more likely to suffer from low IQ, poor cognitive performance as well as learning disabilities.

In a study conducted it has been found out that in all of Western Europe Britain has the worst rate for low birth weights. In the previous year statistics show that out of 1000 babies born 78 of them were born less than 5lb 8oz as compared to the 67 in 1989. But then there are reasons why this phenomenon happens. The study show that 41 percent waited that long because they haven’t found a suitable partner earlier. Some women also reason out that when you are older you are ore stable financially and emotionally thus more ready to deal with having children.

This new finding calls on the British government to do something and make this issue a national priority.