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Single Lone Mothers
This paper discusses the nature, experiences, and outcomes of lone motherhood.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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October 01, 1995
The Impact of Mothers' Employment on Family Relationships
This paper looks at couples' perceptions of the impact maternal employment has on their relationship with each other and with their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 01, 2003
The Characteristics of Mothers Separated from a Young Child
This paper investigates the determinants of maternal absence by examining the characteristics and life situations of mothers who live separately from a young child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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April 29, 1999
Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries
This article compares government policies on the provision of child care and family supports in the United States, Sweden and the Netherlands.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1995
Family and Medical Leave: Making Time for Family is Everyone's Business
This paper describes how the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed, what it achieved, and how medical policies can be further improved to help more working families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Future of Children
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Spring/Summer 2001
The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence
This study provides an estimate of taxpayer costs in the US, in support of homes in which the father is absent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Fatherhood Initiative
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2008
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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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University
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Spring 2007
Parent Stress and the Active Child
This study sought to determine whether mothers with highly active children experience more stress.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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University of Wisconsin- River Falls
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April 10, 2006
Couples’ Immigration Status and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding
This paper investigates the ways in which women's ethnicity and immigration status influences breastfeeding initiation and duration.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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April 2005
Teen Pregnancy: An American Dilemma
This paper outlines the increasing problem of teenage pregnancy in America and suggests that its root causes are increased sexual activity at an earlier age, changing attitudes of young people towards premarital sex, and the attitudes of parents towards sex and marriage.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The National Marriage Project
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July 16, 1998
Single Mothers of Children with Developmental Delay: Maltreatment and Life Stressors
This information sheet discusses the many stressors faced by single mothers of children with developmental delay, and demonstrates that these mothers are frequently reported for child maltreatment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
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2004
Life Sentences: Denying Welfare Benefits to Women Convicted of Drug Offenses
This study discusses the policy of denying welfare benefits to women released from prison after incarceration for a drug offence, and examines the impact that this has on their families.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Sentencing Project
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February 01, 2002
Parental age and risk of childhood cancers: a population-based cohort study from Sweden
This study examined the link between advanced parental age at birth and the incidence of five types of childhood cancer.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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International Epidemiological Association
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September 28, 2008
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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Category:
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
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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May 01, 2002
The Motherhood Study: Fresh Insights on Mothers’ Attitudes and Concerns
This report presents the result of a study investigating the beliefs and concerns of American mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Institute for American Values
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2005
Measuring Factors Underlying Intendedness Of Women’s First and Later Pregnancies
This paper explores factors affecting the intendedness of women's first and subsequent pregnancies and live births.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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September/October 2004
The Effect of Changes in Maternal Employment and Family Structure on Child Behaviour
This paper explores the effect that changes in maternal employment and family structure have on children’s behavioural development.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada
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May 01, 2002
Australia's Mothers and Babies 2003
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2003.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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December 2005
Australia's Mothers and Babies 2000
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of mothers and their newborns in 2000.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2003
Australia's Mothers and Babies 2002
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2002.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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December 2004
Australia's Mothers and Babies 1999
This report provides a summary of statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1999.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2001
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Gender Differences in Childhood Mental Health Problems: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
This preliminary study examines the effects of low level alcohol consumption during pregnancy on the mental health of children between 4 and 8 years of age.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2007
Breastfeeding
This paper offers a brief look at the health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding and provides recommendations for mothers and health care and community workers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Health Canada
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c 2005
One out of Every Five: Teenage Motherhood and Subsequent Childbearing
This paper looks at the factors that influence subsequent childbearing among teenagers and examines the impact that this has on both the mother and the children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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August 01, 1998
Effects of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood on High School Dropout
Using information from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper indicates that pregnant students and young mothers are more likely to drop-out than their peers and that the risk of dropping out decreases with age.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 1993
Orbitofrontal Cortex Tracks Positive Mood in Mothers Viewing Pictures of their Newborn Infants
Neurologists in this study found that first-time mothers, when presented with pictures of their infants, exhibited more brain activity in the frontal cortex of the brain responsible for the function of mood and emotion than when presented with pictures of unfamiliar infants.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Elsevier Inc.
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February 2004
Creating Solutions: Women Preventing FAS, Understanding Women's Substance Misuse
This paper presents findings from a participatory action research group which examined how women recover from substance misuse and thus prevent fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Creating Solutions Participatory Action Research
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2001
The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Heritage Foundation
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August 02, 2002
Motherhood, Fatherhood: The Legal Balance
This article discusses the needs of children and parents within a divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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December 1991
Looking for Murphy Brown: Are College-Educated Single Mother Unique?
This paper looks at single-motherhood among college educated women, and explores the possibility that their attitudes towards marriage, and their reasons for becoming single mothers, differ significantly from less-educated women.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised June 2003
The Role of Parents in Children's Psychological Development
This article discusses three ways that parents affect their children's psychological development: direct interaction, emotional identification, and transmission of family stories.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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July 1999
Going from Bad to Worse: Malawi’s Maternal Mortality - An Analysis of the Clinical, Health Systems and Underlying Reasons, with Recommendations for National and International Stakeholders
This paper documents the exceptionally high rate of maternal mortality in Malawi, explores possible reasons for these rates, and discusses interventions that are necessary in order to improve maternal outcomes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Global Equity, Gauge Alliance, Health Services Trust
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November 2004
Mother's Age and Risk for Physical Abuse
This study examines the relationship between maternal age and the likelihood of child abuse.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Pergamon Press
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1992
Maternal Deaths in Australia 1997-1999
This report provides statistical information relating to the incidence and causes of pregnancy-related deaths among women from 1997 to 1999.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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August 2004
Understanding How Sexually Active Women Think About Fertility, Sex, and Motherhood
This report examines the attitudes of Irish women in their twenties toward childbearing and fertility decisions as they relate to life goals and the changing roles of women in education, careers, motherhood, and relationships.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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September 2004
Differences Between Mistimed and Unwanted Pregnancies Among Women Who Have Live Births
This study examines the prevalence of intended, unwanted, and mistimed pregnancies among women in the United States.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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September/October 2004
Changing Fertility Patterns, 1974 to 1994
This article discusses the fluctuations in fertility rates in Canada between 1974-1994 and pays specific attention to the increase in teenage pregnancies and out of wedlock births.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Statistics Canada
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1996
Bi-Racial/Ethnic Infants and Infant Mortality in the United States
This paper looks at rates of infant mortality in relation to both maternal and paternal race, and demonstrates that mixed-race infants have higher rates of mortality than single-race infants.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Population Research Center
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2004
Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status
This paper explores the level of parental involvement in their child's school and education, and examines the impact of this involvement on the child's academic outcomes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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May 2001
Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths After Earning a Bachelor's Degree
This report examines the choices that men and women make regarding marriage, parenthood, employment and graduate school following the completion of a bachelor's degree.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2001
The Foregone Earnings From Child Rearing Revisited
This paper reviews previous research on the impact of childrearing on maternal employment and income.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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August 1999
Mental Health Problems Among Single Mothers: Implications for Work and Welfare Reform
This paper discusses the mental health problems of single mothers and examines how these problems act as barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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December 2000
Fifty-Fifty Care
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses child living arrangments after a divorce and examines the structure of and motivation behind joint custody.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Women, Work, and Motherhood: Changing Employment Penalties for Motherhood in West Germany after 1945 – A Comparative Analysis of Cohorts Born in 1934-1971
This paper examines the short-term economic and employment consequences of motherhood for women in West Germany over time.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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February 2003
The Family Report 2003: Choosing Happiness?
This paper examines the relationship between happiness and having children in men and women in Britain.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Institute for Public Policy Research, Lever Fabergé
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January 11, 2003
The Mommy Track Divides: The Impact of Childbearing on Wages of Women of Differing Skill Levels
This paper examines differences in the earnings and career consequences of motherhood for women by skill level and timing of birth.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Russell Sage Foundation
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March 2004
Maternal Stress and Mothering Behaviors in Stable and Unstable Families
This paper examines the effect of family structure arrangements on maternal stress and parenting style.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised May 2004
Can a Child Sue for Prenatal Injuries? Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Dobson, Supreme Court of Canada File No.: 26152
This page summarizes and comments on the Dobson v. Dobson case in which a mother was sued for injuries sustained by the child while he was in utero.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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July 09, 1999 (date of decision)
Choosing to be Different: Women, Work and the Family
This report argues that British social policies, which emphasize full employment for both men and women, should recognize that many women place family and motherhood as a higher priority than work.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Centre for Policy Studies
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June 2003
Becoming a Parent in East Germany During the 1990s: The Impact of Personal Considerations on the Timing of Entry to Parenthood
This paper examines the effects of individual psychological factors on young adults' decisions about becoming a parent in East Germany in the 1990s.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 2005
Labour-Market Attachment and Entry into Parenthood: The Experience of Immigrant Women in Sweden
This paper examines the effect of labour-force attachment on immigrant women's childbearing decisions in Sweden.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 2004
Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
This report uses data from national surveys to provide a comprehensive comparison of mothers and fathers on more than 40 indicators of parenting, family formation, and fertility.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Child Trends
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July 09, 2002
Births: Preliminary Data for 2003
This report provides data on births in the United States for 2003, with results categorized according to maternal age and ethnicity.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System
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November 23, 2004
United States Birth Rates for Teens, 15-19
This document lists the birth rates for all fifty US states between the years 1990-2002, as well as the birth rate statistics for the years 1970, 1980, and 1985.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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2002
Births Outside of Marriage: Perceptions vs. Reality
This paper discusses trends in non-marital childbearing and unwed motherhood, and challenges public perceptions of the nature and causes of out-of-wedlock births, and the characteristics of unwed mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Child Trends
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April 01, 2001
Report on Maternal Deaths in Australia, 1994–96
This paper provides statistical information relating to the incidence and causes of pregnancy-related deaths among women.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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National Health and Medical Research Council, AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2001
Australian Social Trends 2001: Family - Family Formation: Older Mothers
This article discusses the increasing trend towards delaying pregnancy and motherhood until later in life.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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May 20, 2002
Predicting Maternal Behaviors During Pregnancy: Does Intention Status Matter?
This study found that women who had a planned pregnancy were more likely to seek out early prenatal care and to stop smoking than women with unplanned pregnancies.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1998
The Extent of Pregnancy Mistiming and Its Association with Maternal Characteristics and Behaviors and Pregnancy Outcomes
This article suggests that pregnancy mistiming is only likely to have a significant negative effect on the mother and child if the timing is off by more than several months.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 2002
“The Next One Changes Everything”: Parental Adjustment to the Second Child Among Middle-Class American Families
This report highlights the findings of an ongoing study on parental adjustment to the birth of a second child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Center for the Ethnography of Everyday Life
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August 10, 2000
Adolescent Fertility and the Educational Attainment of Young Women
This paper examines the corelation between early childbearing and educational attainment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 1995
Prevalence of Selected Maternal Behaviors and Experiences, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1999
This paper discusses the prevalence of maternal and infant health issues, such as physical abuse during pregnancy, breastfeeding, maternal smoking, various infant sleep positions, and prenatal care.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Disease Control
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April 26, 2002
Motherhood Today- A Tougher Job, Less Ably Done: As American Women See It
This public opinion poll charts women's views on the nature, challenges and benefits of motherhood.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Pew Research Centre for the People & the Press
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May 09, 1997
Dobson v. Dobson
This court decision questions whether a child, or the child's guardian, may sue the mother for pre-natal negligence resulting in physical and or mental impairment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Canadian Legal Information Institute
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June 30, 2000
Teenage Pregnancies, 1974 to 1994
Building on research from past studies, this article discusses the fluctuation in the pregnancy and abortion rates of teenagers in Canada since 1974.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Statistics Canada
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March 01, 1997
The Economic Value of Unpaid Housework and Child Care in Nova Scotia
This paper provides an in-depth look at the contribution of unpaid housework and child care to the economy.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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GPI Atlantic
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November 01, 1998
Enhancing Parent-Child Interaction During Foster Care Visits: Experimental Assessment of an Intervention
This report presents the results of an intervention that provided mothers whose children were in foster care with strategies for supporting and separating from their children at the end of a visit.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Children and Family Research Center
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2003
Australia's Mothers and Babies 1998
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1998.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2000
The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community
This paper provides an in-depth look at the pyschological and sociological determinants of criminal behaviour, including lack of parental discipline, fatherless families, domestic violence, and parental abuse or neglect.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 17, 1995
Changes in the Labour Force Status of Lone and Couple Australian Mothers, 1983-2002
This paper studies trends in labour force participation rates of Australian mothers, and looks at the determinants of their employment, such as educational attainment, age, and number of children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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June 01, 2003
The Health of Lone Mothers
This paper examines the health of lone mothers over time and compares it to the health of mothers in dual parent homes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1999
Live Births Resulting From Unintended Pregnancies: Is There Variation Among States?
This article provides information about the number of live births resulting from accidental pregnancies in several states.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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The Alan Guttmacher Institue
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June 01, 1999
Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain
This paper explores the extent to which changes in family life and employment are linked.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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April 01, 2004
The Age of Unwed Mothers: Is Teen Pregnancy the Problem?
In this paper the author argues that the growing problem of unmarried motherhood is the result of increased childbearing among unwed women in their twenties.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Institute for American Values
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1999
Life Without Father: What Happens to the Children?
This paper studies the adverse effects of father absence in single-parent homes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Center for Research and Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
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August 15, 2001
Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 925
This Supreme Court decision deals with the state's jurisdiction to confine a pregnant woman in order to safeguard the health of the unborn child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Canadian Legal Information Institute
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October 31, 1997
The Time Cost of Parenthood: An Analysis of Daily Workload
This paper examines the amount of time that parents spend caring for their children, and the impact that this has on the division of labour in a household.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
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Social Policy Research Centre
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October 01, 2002
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