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Families, Fertility, and Maternity Leave
This paper explores the causes of decreasing fertility and marriage rates and makes suggestions as to the development of public policy to address these concerns.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Centre for Independent Studies
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September 16, 2002
Teen Birth Rates in the United States, 1940-2005
This fact sheet shows teen birth rates in the United States from 1940-2005.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
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2007
Conditions Affecting the Association Between Father Identity and Father Involvement
This study examined how levels of interparental cooperation and indirect conflict moderate the link between father identity and involvement.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2005
Learning Competent Fathering: A Longitudinal Analysis of Marital Intimacy and Fathering
This study examined how marital intimacy affects fathers' parenting skills.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children and Their Parents
This brief explores attachment theory offering definitions, research and guidelines for healthy relationships between parents and children.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University
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Spring 2007
Mothers’ Time with Children and the Social Reproduction of Cognitive Skills
This study examines the effect of maternal involvement during pre-school years on children’s cognitive outcomes after age five.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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California Center for Population Research, University of California Los Angeles
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2007
The Postponement of Motherhood and its Child Health Consequences: Birth Weight and Weight Gain During the First Year of Life
This report examines the impact of maternal age on birth weight and weight gain during the first year of life.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Family Formation in France: Individual Preferences and Subsequent Outcomes
This section of the 2006 Vienna Yearbook of Population Research examines childlessness: The intention to have children and those who actually do.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Gender Equality, Parenthood Attitudes, and First Births in Sweden
This study explores the gender role attitudes of young men and women in Sweden to determine whether these attitudes influence the age at which young people become parents.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
The Postponement of Childbearing in Europe: Driving Forces and Implications
This introduction to the Vienna Institute of Demography's annual Yearbook of Population Research explains the trend towards delayed childbearing in European countries.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Diminishing Interest in Motherhood and Human Ecology
This paper uses evidence to suggest that the mother-child relationship is one of the most important of all human relationships.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society
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May 2007
Study: Maternal Employment, Breastfeeding and Health
This study found that an increase in maternity leave entitlement which came into effect in 2000 for most Canadian provinces caused more women to meet breastfeeding targets recommended by the World Health Organization and Health Canada.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Statistics Canada
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June 19, 2007
Children and Lone-Mother Families: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Child Well-Being
This paper examines the relationship between lone-mother status, mother and family characteristics, and child difficulties.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Education and the Transition to Motherhood: A Comparative Analysis of Western Europe
This paper examines the effect of education on women's transition to motherhood in various European countries.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2004
Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk of First Trimester and Recurrent Miscarriage: Matched Case-Control Study
This study found that obese women have a higher risk of first trimester miscarriage and recurrent early miscarriage.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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July 2004
Starting Points: Challenging the "Quiet Crisis"- A Description of the Starting Points Sites
This paper simmary describes strategies and activities executed by 14 Starting Points sites.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Center for Children in Poverty, Harvard Family Research Project
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1997
No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
This report discusses the importance of being able to establish paternity for children born to unmarried parents and examines the particular challenges faced when the father is a minor.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 01, 2004
Single motherhood and mental health: implications for primary prevention
This paper provides an extensive survey of research done on the health of single mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Canadian Medical Association
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March 01, 1997
Managing to Parent: Social Support, Social Capital, and Parenting Practices among Welfare-Participating Mothers with Young Children
This paper looks at the associations between social support, personal characteristics, and parenting style for welfare-dependent mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 2003
The Wage Penalty for Motherhood
This article looks at the impact of motherhood on women's income.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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American Sociological Review
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April 01, 2001
Preparing for Parenthood: Who's Ready, Who's Not?
This study examines pregnancy intendedness, attendance at parenting classes, access to support from family or friends, and psychological preparedness in order to assess couples' readiness to parent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 1998
Ideologies of Motherhood and Experiences of Work: Pregnant Women in Management and Professional Careers
This study of pregnant career women in management explores the way in which the level of supportiveness in their workplace environment affects their beliefs about their ability to balance their identities as worker and mother during and after pregnancy.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Conscious Decisions, Unconscious Paths: Pregnancy and the Importance of Work for Women in Management
This paper examined the relative importance of work and family for pregnant women in management positions.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 2001
Mothering and Motherhood: A Decade Review
This paper provides an overview of recent research on motherhood, focusing on the development of motherhood theories and the empirical study of the experience of mothering.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 1999
“He Doesn’t Realize That He Has To Be a Parent As Well As Someone Who Brings Home The Money”: Boys Talk about Their Parents’ Paid and Unpaid Labor
This study examines boys' perceptions of the role that their parents, particularly their fathers, should play in the family.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Working Families
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