The effect of pregnancy intention on child development.

The writers employ data from the National longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine the empirical link between unintended pregnancy and child health and development. Their findings suggest that unwanted pregnancy is associated with prenatal and postpartum maternal behaviors that adversely influence i...

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Published in:	Demography Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 83 - 95
Main Authors:	Joyce, Theodore J., Kaestner, Robert, Korenman, Sanders
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Science & Business Media B.V. February 2000
Subjects:	Unwanted pregnancy Mother-child relationship Cognitive development Children's health Human behavior Mothers
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