Italy has the oldest mothers in Europe. More than 8 out of every 100 babies have mothers over40. But why don't people have children earlier?

Working women don an invisible cloak with a scarlet letter, the M for mother. Or rather, U for uterus.

Delaying parenthood is becoming increasingly common: Oxford's professor Melinda Mills focus on the policies that could reverse the trend.

When it comes to having children, there is a key factor that differentiates women from men: the biological clock.

There are two figures to be aware of when talking about birth rates: the fertility rate and the average age when having the first child.