Fathers are getting older
Some 14% of all babies born last year had a father over the age of 40, according to new figures from national statistics office CBS.
In 1996 the figure was 9%. Around one-third of babies had fathers aged 35 to 40 in 2006, up from 25% 10 years ago.
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