bubs of young mums live longer

**Shanaynay** · 19-12-2006 20:00

Hi young mummies!

I read something today which I thought was interesting. Research has found that babies born to mothers under 25 years old are almost twice as likely to live to the age of 100 years than people born to mothers over 25.
(Did that make sense?)

Just thought that was interesting!

**Kizmet** · 19-12-2006 20:03

**mm85** · 19-12-2006 20:04

Wooo Hoooo

**blessedmummy** · 19-12-2006 21:05

cool!!!!!!!!

thats wonderful!!!

**Shanaynay** · 19-12-2006 21:09

Found the article! Here is an excerpt:

Babies born to young mothers, especially to those younger than 25, are more likely to live longer than their peers delivered by older moms, states a new study carried out by a team of researchers at the University of Chicago. The study was funded by the The U.S. National Institute on Aging and the Society of Actuaries and its findings have been presented at a meeting of the Population Association of America and more recently at a meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.

The US researching team conducted their study on 198 centerians living in America. Scientists investigated their data and found that the largest part of them have been the first-born babies to the mother, therefore they were delivered into the world when their mothers were quite young. Overall results of the study showed that babies born to mothers younger than 25 had a two-fold chance of living to be 100 or older than their peers who have been carried in the womb by older women.

**Mum&bubs** · 20-12-2006 12:10

Woo hoo!! That's fantastic to hear

**Hokey Pokey** · 23-12-2006 08:38

That is very interesting

**FourAngelKisses** · 23-12-2006 08:42

I read that the other day!! My first two have a good chance at a long life, my other two won't as I was 26 and 29 when they made their way into the world.