Change in Childbirth stats
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Change in Childbirth stats
| Sat, 08-23-2008 - 7:39pm |
WASHINGTON - More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_go_ot/census_fertility;_ylt=AnyLpas8zC8zq.m8xR3efgEDW7oF

I'd be interested to see opinions on this.
Well, while I think the delayed childbirth translating into fertility problems is part of the answer, I also think mentalities are changing. No longer does a woman *HAVE* to have children to 1) be a woman and 2) be valuable. I think in the past a lot of women had kids out of a sense of obligation or duty, and I think more women nowadays are comfortable with saying, "Thanks, but no thanks!"
That's funny Sue-----my SECOND was my awful baby too!
Mich
Well, speaking of someone over 40, I didn't want to ever have children, then after 20 years of marriage I decided I didn't want to wake up christmas morning to just DH.
MONTANA MOM !
Congratulations!!
There's definitely something to be said for being an older mom.