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Myths About Later Motherhood: Fact Sheet

Posted on July 25, 2012 in Fact Sheets

Today, almost 40 percent of all babies in the United States are born to women over 30, and almost 15 percent – 1 in 7 – are born to women 35 and over. As the chart below of historical trends in women’s fertility rates by age demonstrates, birth rates to women aged 15-24 have […]

Mother’s Day Fact Sheet on Day Care

Posted on May 11, 2008 in Fact Sheets

Valerie Adrian Research Intern Council on Contemporary Families Stephanie Coontz Professor of History and Family Studies The Evergreen State College Here’s a thought for a Mother’s Day gift that would go beyond the complimentary flowers passed out by restaurants and the complementary speeches churned out by politicians every May: Affordable child care that is […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems)