Reproductive factors for Hmong immigrants (mothers of 1,937 children) were compared with those of 3,776 white, non-Hispanic women. Despite a high proportion of births at high parity and advanced maternal age, Hmong women gave birth to very low birth weight babies at about the same rate as white women. (SLD)

After a 14-year decline, the teen birth rate increased in 2006, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Between 2005 and 2006, the teen birth rate rose 3.5 percent, from 40.5 to 41.9 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19. The number of teen births rose by 20,843, from 414,593 to 435,436 births, the largest annual increase…

An analysis of the continuous decline in fertility in the United States since 1957 shows that it has been most pronounced and most rapid among those groups which previously had the highest fertility--blacks, American Indians, and Mexican Americans. Among urban whites, fertility decline has been heavily concentrated among those of low income. (EH)

This paper is based on the assumption that delayed births among adolescent girls is one strategic point for intervention into the poverty cycle. (Author/RK)

The Children's Embedded Figures Test was individually administered to 116 Caucasian, middle class, second grade children. Results suggest that a child's early experience in a particular birth order position may not be related to the development of field dependence-independence in any unambiguous and simple fashion. (Author/ED)

This short report presents annual projections of first births for the United States from 1975 to 2000. Three projection series are included which reflect different assumptions about the proportion of women who will have at least one birth (the complement of the proportion remaining childless). The ultimate proportions are: Series I-90%; Series…

A previous study of undergraduates' sibling deidentification (global judgments of being different from one's sibling) was cross-validated on a new population, mothers judging pairs of their own children; at a new age level, varying in age from 1 month to 18 years; and using same-opposite as well as alike-different judgments. (Author/JMB)

Women who dropped out of family planning clinic services in Maryland used contraceptives for a considerable time beyond their last visit. However, unplanned pregnancies occurred, suggesting that contraceptive use was either inconsistent or ineffective. Thus, education and counseling must be systematic and effective during the first clinic visit.…

Describes a group called "Fathering: The First Time" formed to help new fathers cope with stress and to share support and information. Discusses the therapists' role and group process from euphoria to competency. (JAC)

Examined the decision making process women use when anticipating whether or not to work after childbirth, in a survey of 202 college women. The value of each consequence of working or not working was multiplied by the probability estimation of working to identify the utility of each consequence. (JAC)

Among four-year groups of children in a school system (266 girls, 284 boys), 4 percent had a reading disability and 2.7 percent were "slow learners." Reading disabled boys tended to be later born in their families. Lower reading scores were associated with hot birth month temperatures for all socioeconomic groups. (Author/CL)

This book provides an overview of family planning and fertility in the United States, from the number of babies women have to the risks they face in having them and the measures they choose to avoid pregnancy, to the dollars that would be saved with fewer unwanted pregnancies. Based on the social science literature through mid-1997, which is cited…