The CDC reports that the 2011 US birth rate hit a historic low, at 63.2 births per 1000 women aged 15.44. The prior low was 63.6 in 1997. The rate in 2010 was 64.1, down from a recent high of
Birth Rate Drops to All-Time Low in 2011
The Latest on Later Motherhood
Here’s a link to my post about READY on the “Motherhood Later than Sooner” site today. The post gives an overview of the issues the new edition addresses.
READY 2012 now available on Kindle
For your delectation – the quick-change demography of now.
Common Myths about Having a Child Later in Life
Here’s a story on CBS Online HealthPop about some of the Common Myths about Having a Child Later in Life – based on data from the new edition of READY, just out this week.
New Resource for Later Moms to Be
For Mother’s Day, Flower Power Mom is mounting a new resource for later moms and those looking to become moms in their 40s, called INFORMED CHOICES. Here’s my video contribution (with a skype-induced time lag). Check it out and pass
Another on the Way!
Happy to say, there’s a new version of READY on the way — due in August. This paperback (with spiffy new cover & Preface) updates the stats and analysis through 2012, with special attention to the recession effect (hint: the