By Sophie Borland, Health Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:09 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 01:43 GMT, 5 March 2019
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Rising numbers of unplanned pregnancies are occurring among the 'Tinder generation' of thirty-somethings, a minister has warned.
Jackie Doyle-Price said they commonly happened when women leave a stable relationship and start 'playing the field again.'
These women stop taking the Pill, once the relationship ends, but don't necessarily use other forms of contraception with new partners.
Rising numbers of unplanned pregnancies are occurring among the 'Tinder generation' of thirty-somethings, it has been claimed (file pictured)
The health minister referred to the Tinder matchmaking app which allows users to 'like' or 'dislike' other users by swiping left or right.
She said: 'The growth area of unplanned pregnancies is not teenagers anymore - it's the thirty-somethings. We talk about the Tinder generation.
'What tends to happen, is you have a woman leave one relationship and then play the field again - entering the market again.
'That's when the unplanned pregnancies tend to happen. I think there's an education point there, which is 'please continue to look after your
