You may think you’re too old to have children, but a study published Wednesday found that women who are able to have children after age 33 without the aid of drugs or other fertility treatments could potentially live longer than women who had children before hitting 30.
The results of the study, which was conducted by Boston University School of Medicine, are similar to other findings which found a link between maternal age at birth of last child and what researchers consider exceptional longevity, or living to age 95 or older.
Halle Berry, who looks exceptionally beautiful at age 46, recently had her second child. She appears to exude more light than ever. Gwen Stefani, 44, recently gave birth to her third son. She’s still rocking out with band No Doubt and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
The university study was based on analysis of data from the Long Life Family Study, which studied the genetics of 551 families with many members living to exceptionally old age. Researchers examined the age at which 462 of the women had their last child and found that women who had their last child after the age of 33 had twice the odds of living to 95 years or older compared with women who had their last child by age 29.