Kaori Mochida (C) Maijitsu
It turns out that Kaori Mochida of “Every Little Thing” had given birth to her first child on March 16th.
The childbirth was reported in advance by some media, and the office announced the fact of the childbirth in response to this. Three months have passed since the end of last year, but the office said, “It is true that I gave birth, but since it is a private matter, I will refrain from answering the details. Happiness of the person. I would appreciate it if you might watch over me warmly. “
There were a lot of blessings and surprises on the internet for giving birth in the 40s, which is generally called “advanced maternal age”. However, due to the effects of late marriage and longevity, childbirth in the 40s is not unusual.
Ayumi Hamasaki, who created an era as a diva, announced the birth of her first child at the age of 41. Surprising the world with her favorite surprise, she was even more shocked by her second child pregnancy in 2020. Tomomi Kahara, who was also active as a diva, gave birth to her first child, a boy, at the age of 45 in August 2019. In December of the following year, she posted a 20-minute video regarding her childbirth on her YouTube channel.
Overseas stars also give birth in their 50s
Miho Kanno, known for being a big fan of “Kirin” Akira Kawashima, gave birth to her first child at the age of 38. And three years later, at the age of 41, she gave birth to her second child, and she was blessed with two children as Alafor. Nowadays, the appearance of her family going out is often photographed in the media, oozing her family’s well-being.
The wife of a member of the House of Representatives, Shinjiro Koizumi, who is often referred to as “poem bastard” on the Internet, is Christel Takigawa, who knows “hospitality”. The two are known for their “dekichatta marriage”, but at that time Christel was 41 years old.
Looking at overseas examples, the world-famous diva Cameron Diaz is 47 years old, and Janet Jackson, the sister of Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop”, is giving birth at the age of 50. Although the medical situation and values for marriage are different, it can be seen that advanced maternal age is not uncommon.
“The average age of menopause in Japan is said to be regarding 50 years old, and according to the” Overview of Vital Statistics (fixed number) in the first year of Reiwa (2019) “, births in their 40s account for 5.8% or 10% of the total. It is much lower. If you narrow down to the late 40s, it has decreased to 0.18%, which can be said to be a fairly rare case as data. “(Edited by a childcare magazine)
Because he is a celebrity and has a strong impact, he may get the impression that “advanced maternal age = not uncommon”.
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