Determinants of Fertility Postponement in a Birth Cohort

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Determinants of Fertility Postponement in a Birth Cohort

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Background: Many countries are stabilising at below-replacement fertility. While all of the reasons are unclear, postponement of childbearing is considered the main driver. Aim: To examine determinants of postponement and differences in age at first birth. Methods: A longitudinal study of a cohort born in New Zealand between 1972-1973. Outcomes were (a) postponement of childbearing past age 31, and (b) the occurrence of a first birth for those who have not had a child at the start of each of ...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2010

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van Roode, Thea

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/15303

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abortion / first intercourse age / birth / childbearing / childbearing, postponement / ethnicity / family characteristics / fertility / miscarriage / parenting / parenthood (single) / partner relations / relationships / SES [socioeconomic status] / sexual health / sexual intercourse (early) / sexual partners / socioeconomic status [SES] / solo parenting

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