![]() “It can be a really charming relationship between a young child and their much older father.” “They have that extra time to spend with their children and give a different sort of energy that they can bring to babyhood,” she says. Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger had his eighth child in December 2016 at the age of 73, and fellow Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood was 68 when his twin daughters were born in 2016.įormer Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow, now 75, and his wife had a baby boy via a surrogate in March 2021, and singer Sir Rod Stewart became a father of eight at the age of 66 with the birth of his son Aiden.īut are there benefits to being an older dad too?Ĭertainly there are, says former midwife Rachel FitzD, author of Your Baby Skin to Skin, and a parenting expert at The Baby Show (at Birmingham NEC, May 12-14). The Office for National Statistics ( ONS) says the average age for new fathers is now 33.7 years – the highest since data collection for paternal age began in 1964.Ĭlearly, 33.7 years is less than half the age of De Niro – although he’s in good celebrity new older dad company. That said, new fathers – and mothers – have been getting older for many years. Men over 45 were 14% more likely to have a child born prematurely, and those over 50 were 28% more likely to have a baby admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to the research. It’s easy to be disparaging about such late fatherhood – not only is there much more chance of the children of older fathers losing their dads when they’re still young, but some research has suggested health risks.Ī major 2018 Stanford University study of more than 40 million births showed babies born to fathers of an “advanced paternal age” (deemed to be over 35) were at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes such as low birth weight. ![]() Robert De Niro has become a dad again at 79 – meaning he could be 100 when his youngest child is just 21. Latest environmental and climate change news in County Offaly Recent death notices and obituaries from Offaly and County Offaly Offaly and County Offaly Met Eireann Weather Forecast Read about the latest properties available in Offaly and County OffalyĮnjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Offaly and County Offaly Keep up to date with the latest news from life in Offaly - Offaly Live Offaly Express Offaly News Midland Tribune Tullamore TribuneĬatch up on all the latest business news in Offaly and County OffalyĮnjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Offaly and County Offaly Read all the latest Irish news and updates from around Ireland Keep up to date with the latest sports news Bringing you live local breaking news, sport, politics, weather & more in Offaly and County OffalyĪll the latest breaking local news from Offaly and County Offaly
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