In the past, it was a natural step that a couple would get married fairly young, and then start a family. However, this is no longer the case and the delaying of childbirth is becoming very common. The reason for this trend and the possible effects on family and society.
The driving force behind this trend is charging employment pattens. As more women have pursued an education and entered the workforce, they trend to marry later and have children later in their life. This is unavoidable in many cases because women connot combine family and work well due to costly childcare. Another factor is all the other opportunities available to everyone. For example, many men and women choose to travel around the world or take the chance to work in another country, thus delaying setting down.
There are a number of possible impacts on family and society. Firstly, with regards to families, it can be more difficult for older women to get pregnant and they may experience more health problems, such as a miscarriage, high blood pressures or diabetes, during pregnancy. Also, the parents may find the whole experience of bringing up children more tiring if they are older. In one respect it may be positive for society because if people are choosing to work for longer, a country will have a productive workforce. On the negative side through, in the long term falling fertility rates will mean an aging population with a lack of young people to work and take care of the elderly.
In conclusion, there are several reasons that people are having children later in life, and this cn a number of impacts, both positive and negative. 
In the past, it was a natural step that a couple would  
get
 married  
fairly
 young, and then  
start
 a  
family
.  
However
, this is no longer the case and the delaying of childbirth is becoming  
very
 common. The reason for this trend and the possible effects on  
family
 and society.
The driving force behind this trend is charging employment  
pattens
. As more  
women
 have pursued an education and entered the workforce, they trend to marry later and have children later in their life. This is unavoidable in  
many
 cases  
because
  women
  connot
 combine  
family
 and  
work
 well due to costly childcare. Another factor is all the other opportunities available to everyone.  
For example
,  
many
  men
 and  
women
 choose to travel around the world or take the chance to  
work
 in another country,  
thus
 delaying setting down.
There are a number of possible impacts on  
family
 and society.  
Firstly
,  
with regards to
  families
, it can be more difficult for older  
women
 to  
get
  pregnant and
 they may experience more health problems, such as a miscarriage, high blood pressures or diabetes, during pregnancy.  
Also
, the parents may find the whole experience of bringing up children more tiring if they are older. In one respect it may be  
positive
 for society  
because
 if  
people
 are choosing to  
work
 for longer, a country will have a productive workforce. On the  
negative
 side through, in the long term falling fertility rates will mean an aging population with a lack of young  
people
 to  
work
 and take care of the elderly. 
In conclusion
, there are several reasons that  
people
 are having children later in life, and this  
cn
 a number of impacts, both  
positive
 and  
negative
.