Child mid-20s? Perfect! However, figures from the Federal Statistical Office show that the moms are getting older! According to a study from the year 2012 almost every second women wife is giving birth to their first child 30 years and older. Every fifth even older than 35 years. But that is so good for mother and child? And: Is there ever a perfect age for having children?

Desire for children from 20

In the 20s many women stuck in training, then want to work, maybe make a career. Even the Financial is often not yet clear. Or is it simply lacks the -man for life.- Too bad, because viewed from a purely health standpoint, the years between 20 and 30 are perfect for the first child. Dr. Christian Albring, president of the Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. -The age 20 to 30 years, the fertility is highest, it usually takes place every month of ovulation miscarriages and genetic defects are rare.. –

Desire for children from 30

From mid-30s it looks unfortunately different: -From 35 years three to five cycles per year without ovulation, women on average,- said the expert. That’s three to five months of the year in which they definitely can not get pregnant. The fertility slows down significantly. Therefore the risk of miscarriage increases considerably. The statistics are startling: At 25, the probability of giving birth to a baby with Down syndrome is 1 in 1,500. At 35, she is 1 to 400, with 40 years even at 1 to 109th.

Desire for children from 40

Today is the -late pregnancy- no longer a rarity. Even with 40 years women can still bring their first child into the world. However: Very often it does not work immediately. -On average, women have from 40 to seven cycles without ovulation in the year,- says the expert. If it works effectively in a natural way with the pregnancy, there are often problems at birth – even if the pregnancy was uneventful until then. Dr. Albring. -About every sixth birth ends in an unplanned cesarean section, because the woman for the last stage of labor has no strength. – Even then, the expert observed various problems. Thus, older women would not so well with the lack of sleep cope and suffered more frequently from back pain.