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The average age of first-time mothers is higher than ever before. Women often postpone their pregnancies until they earn enough money, buy a house or travel around the world.





The number of women who decide to wait for their first child until they get older has increased over the last decades. Women are on average 3.6 years older when they become mothers for the first time, from 21.4 to 25 in 2006. This data set is true about births in the U.S. In fact, it has enormous impact on family size and overall population, because women will be able to have less children during their lifetime. Mother's age has an effect on outcomes of such things as birth weight or defects.

According to the report, the average age of first time mothers has never been that high.


Added by: mary not connected with health care system
Added on: 2009-08-14 15:00:35 , Updated: 2009-08-14 15:03:00
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