Definition Paralysis by Analysis. Paralysis by Analysis is a humoristic phrase used to indicate the situation wherein no decision at all can be made due to devoting disproportionate effort to the analysis phase of a decision.
Maternal age: The age of the mother at the time of delivery. Advanced maternal age is usually defined as age 35 or more at delivery. Advanced maternal age predisposes to Down syndrome (trisomy 21). The risk of having a Down syndrome baby rises with maternal age. It essentially doubles from 1 in 725 at maternal age 32 to 1 in 365 at maternal age 35. And the risk continues to climb with the years and is 1 in 32 at maternal age 45.
According to official national data, there are now more adults over 65 than there are under-16s. Although seven out of 10 early 50-somethings quizzed for the survey defined themselves as middle-aged, the average age at which the period of life was perceived to start was 54 years and 347 days old.However, a sizeable minority, nearly one in five, thought middle age did not begin until after the age of 60.State of mind'. However, a sizeable minority, nearly one in five, thought middle age did not begin until after the age of 60. But almost one in five (19%) said that being middle age is a state of mind, rather than something that begins at a certain age.