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Liz and Julie didn’t plan on giving birth in their late 40s. They say it made them better mums

The road to motherhood can be equally joyful and terrifying, and more often than not, entirely unpredictable.

The median age of a first-time mother has crept up to 32.1 years in Australia for 2024 – up from 29.8 in 2000.

Australian mums Liz Walton and Julie Sweet are outliers of this rising figure after giving birth to their first child in their late 40s.

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Liz Walton and daughter

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