1. The New Math on When to Have Kids.
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Dockser Marcus, Amy
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BIRTH intervals , *FERTILITY , *CHILDBIRTH , *REPRODUCTION , *HUMAN fertility , *INFANT health , *BIRTH rate , *HUMAN fertility statistics , *CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
Examines health studies recommending women space out their childbirths for maximum health benefits. Results of studies indicating children born three to five years apart may offer certain health benefits; Reasons why there may be a delay in social and cognitive development of having babies close together; Efforts of the Catalyst Consortium to develop standards regarding recommendations of birth spacing; Impact of recommendations on women who wait until their 30s to have children; Comments from Arthur L. Wisot, a fertility specialist at Reproductive Partners in Beverly Hills (Calif.), regarding the problems for women who wait later in life to have children; Results of studies from Shea Rutstein of ORCMacro; Results of a study sponsored by several institutes at the University of California-San Francisco. INSETS: Pace Yourself;A Question of Timing.
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- 2004