Why aren't Norwegian women having more than two children? The main reason for the low birth rates in Norway is not that the number of childless adults is increasing, but that fewer people who have two children choose to have a third.
Women who have given birth have younger brains Pregnancy and childbirth appear to slow down the brain's ageing process.
Older mums at increased risk of Caesarean births Women in their 40s have three times the risk of having an emergency Caesarean section compared to women in their early 20s, a large Norwegian study shows.
