Juniper Publishers : Waiting for Kids and Access to Quality Preventive Care: Her Fertility depends on it
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers Authored by Takiyah W Ndwanya* Background Women are deciding to have children later on in life. In the United States, the mean age of mothers having her first child increased from 24.9 years in the year 2000 to 26.3 years in 2014 [ 1 ]. With increasing age of first pregnancy, the composition and growth of the U.S. population impacts multiple birth pregnancies, and potential congenital disabilities [ 1 ]. Women aged 30-34 had the greatest gain of first births at 28% from the years 2000-2014 from 16.5% to 21.1% [ 1 ]. One reason for this is due to women pursuing careers before having a family. While some may argue that this is not a concern or issue in the ...