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Figures out yesterday show 26% of newborns have immigrant mothers \u2013 double the rate 10 years ago. Foreign-born women now give birth to nearly 200,000 children a year in UK maternity wards.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Romanians have the highest fertility rates of any EU group, giving birth to three kids each.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n But the biggest baby boom is among Polish mums, who added more than 20,000 children to the UK population in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The average migrant family is bigger than the average British brood, according to the Office For National Statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brits have an average 1.8 children compared with 2.2 kids for those from abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alp Mehmet, spokesman for pressure group Migration Watch, said the baby boom is putting pressure on hospitals and has a knock-on effect on housing and school places.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Migrants from eastern European countries such as Romania have more than double the number of children here compared to their compatriots back home.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Women in Romania have an average of 1.25 children each, whereas Romanian migrants in Britain have an average of 2.9 youngsters.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n