Childbearing and Child Development: Demographic and Psychosocial Trends.

David, Henry P.; Baldwin, Wendy P.

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Childbearing and Child Development: Demographic and Psychosocial Trends.

David, Henry P.; Baldwin, Wendy P.

American Psychologist, v34 n10 p866-71 Oct 1979

Presents an overview of changes in childbearing and fertility-regulating behavior that relate to policy issues concerned with child development and well-being. Discusses developmental consequences of "unwantedness" and adolescent childbearing. Also considers special needs of children in developing countries. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Demography, Developing Nations, Family Environment, Family Life, Family Planning, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Unwed Mothers

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Language: English

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