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Mathews TJ, Hamilton BE. 2009. Delayed childbearing: More women are having their first child later in life. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 7 pp. (NCHS data brief, no. 21)

Annotation: This data brief provides information about changes over time in the ages at which women have their first child. The brief addresses the following questions: (1) are first-time mothers older?, (2) does the average age of first-time mothers differ by race and Hispanic origin?, and (3) how does the United States compare with other countries in average age at first birth?

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website. Document Number: DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 2009-1209.

Keywords: Delayed childbearing, Hispanic Americans, Maternal age, Racial factors, Trends

Preston SH, Hartnett CS. 2008. The future of American fertility. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 36 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 14498)

Annotation: This paper reviews social and demographic forces influencing American fertility levels with the aim of predicting changes during the next three three decades. Topics include demography, economics, sociology, public health, reproductive biology, evolutionary biology, political science, and psychology.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Delayed childbearing, Family planning, Fertility, Population surveillance, Trends

Academy for Educational Development, LINKAGES Project. 1999. Recommended feeding and dietary practices to improve infant and maternal nutrition. Washington, DC: LINKAGES Project, Academy for Educational Development, 28 pp.

Annotation: This report provides guidelines for feeding practices to improve the nutrition of infants, ages 0-6 months and 6-24 months, and also dietiary practices to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age. The document provides technical justification for the guidelines and also identifies and discusses determinants of nutritional status.

Contact: FHI 360 , 359 Blackwell Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701, Telephone: (919) 544-7040 Fax: (919) 544-7261 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fhi360.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Health status, Barriers, Breastfeeding, Delayed childbearing, Dietary guidelines, Family planning, Feeding, Infant nutrition, Intervention, Low birth weight, Maternal health, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition disorders, Physical activity, Premature infants, Prenatal nutrition
   

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