In countries across the world women are deciding to delay motherhood. Increased access to education, more career opportunities and less financial stability means that more and more women are having children later in life. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But fewer babies now, could mean more economic pressures on the rest of us in the future. We explore this complex topic with the BBC's Population Correspondent Stephanie Hegarty and Professor of Reproductive Science at University College London, Joyce Harper. 00:09 Introduction 01:58 How old is an older mother? 02:44 Global motherhood trends 03:30 Much older first-time mothers 04:51 Why women are choosing to have babies later 07:39 Environmental concerns around having children 09:07 How we're having babies later with fertility treatment 11:02 The consequences for global populations 15:33 Private sector paying for staff fertility treatment 16:35 "Having kids is fabulous" Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽    • The Global Story   ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #fertility #ivf #baby #babies #fertilitytreatment #mother #motherhood