Births to unmarried mothers : United States, 1980-92

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• Personal Author:
  Ventura, Stephanie J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Trends and variations in births to unmarried women for 1980–92 are presented by demographic characteristics including age, race, Hispanic origin, and educational attainment of mother, and live-birth order. Health aspects of nonmarital childbearing are discussed, including prenatal care, smoking, maternal weight gain, and infant birthweight. Social and behavioral factors affecting the incidence of nonmarital births are described.
• Content Notes:
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25).
• Subjects:
  Childbirth Labor, Obstetric Mothers Prenatal Care Single Parent
• Source:
  Vital and health statistics. Series 21, Data on natality, marriage, and divorce ; no. 53 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 95-1931
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  print; iv, 54 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• Issue:
  53
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6241/cdc_6241_DS1.pdf
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