Why Americans Are Delaying Parenthood
Four studies offer new insights on the decision to have kids in a low birth rate era.
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Drug Overdoses May Drive Death Rate Rise Among Recently Pregnant U.S. Women
Drug- and alcohol-related death rates among pregnant and recently pregnant American women increased sharply between 2015 and 2019, faster than among women of childbearing age in general, new research shows….
Read MoreCohabiting Couples in the United States Are Staying Together Longer but Fewer Are Marrying
More unmarried couples today are living together, and doing so for longer than in the past, but fewer of these relationships lead to marriage, new research finds. This change may…
Read MoreWhen a Parent Is Incarcerated, Partners and Children Also Pay a Price
“We live in a country where we have huge numbers of children exposed to parental incarceration. When we talk about the need to reform the criminal justice and mass incarceration…
Read MoreThis Mother’s Day, Family Life Is More Complicated Than Ever—and Coronavirus Is Making It Worse
As Mother’s Day 2020 fast approaches, the coronavirus pandemic—coupled with ongoing demographic trends—is making family life even more complicated for Americans. Millions of families are at increased risk of falling…
Read MoreContraceptive Methods, Violent Relationships, Teenagers’ Perceptions Play a Role in Unintended U.S. Teenage Births
Births to teenage mothers in the United States have hit record lows for eight successive years, but experts are quick to point out that U.S. teen birth rates are far above those in other high-income countries.
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