Italian men become fathers at a later age than any other nationality, and do little or nothing to help their wives once their babies are born, statistics office Istat said Thursday.

• 义大利国家统计办公室10月20日宣布，该国男子初为人父的年龄要晚于其他任何一个国家的男性，而且在孩子出生后，他们也几乎不会给自己的妻子提供任何帮助。