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

Many women these days are [chosen / choosing] to put [off / on] having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest [reasoning / reasons] for this is that women do not want to [interrupt / interruption] their career. Women are also marrying or settling [up / down] at a later age. Professor Herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the [carriers / barriers] are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps [agreeing / agreed] with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to [order / ordering] . If you want to have a partner and a [secure / security] place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The [right / correct] man doesn't always just come along."


 
 

 

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