No more sex for fatties and oldies...

[Lord Pikey]

No st Sherlock.

The growing number of babies born prematurely, often to older and more overweight mothers, is costing the NHS almost £1billion a year more than if they were born full-term, research shows.

From

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/ar...

LP

PS. my comment "No st Sherlock" is about premature babies costing more than ones that turn up on time, not the cause of the prematureness.

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 2nd February 14:48

[craggers]

What a loads of b*llock - my son was born nearly 10 weeks prematurely and my wife is not obese or overweight.

[kambites]

craggers said:

What a loads of b*llock - my son was born nearly 10 weeks prematurely and my wife is not obese or overweight.

Did you not spot the word "often"?

[G'kar]

You'd have thought nature already had this in hand.

[Tom_C76]

G'kar said:

You'd have thought nature already had this in hand.

Nature did to an extent, which is why the report also points out that some fertility treatments are adding to the problem.

[tomTVR]

How the hell do these fat old people get pregnant in the first place?! This is the real issue to be dealt with. Sickos.

[ShadownINja]

craggers said:

What a loads of b*llock - my son was born nearly 10 weeks prematurely and my wife is not obese or overweight.

Is she really, really old?