The average age of new mothers is rising in the US
The average age of new mothers is rising in the US
- May 10, 2024
- Judy Treas, sociology professor emeritus, Scripps News, AOL, May 10, 2024
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First-time mothers are older than ever before as more women delay having children to further their work or education. … But despite working more, mothers in recent years are still spending time with their kids. A 2016 study from the University of California, Irvine, found that mothers spent twice as much time with their children in 2012 compared to mothers in 1965.
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