Coverage dated May 5, 2022 to May 7, 2022
More US women are giving birth in their late 30s, early 40s, data shows Headline from FOX 13 Tampa, on the newest of 2 developments
The trend has even pushed the median age of U.S. women giving birth from 27 to 30 — the highest on record
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May 6, 2022
US women giving birth at highest median age on record
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May 8, 2022 Newest
More US women are giving birth in their late 30s, early 40s, data shows
Headline from FOX 13 Tampa · 13 reports in this development
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MyNorthwest
Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30 ↗ (opens MyNorthwest) Published May 5, 2022
Same headline from 44 more outlets MyNorthwest's feed description For Allyson Jacobs, life in her 20s and 30s was about focusing on her career in health care and enjoying the social scene in New York City. It wasn't
Local Memphis
US women giving birth at highest median age on record ↗ (opens Local Memphis) Published May 5, 2022
Same headline from 16 more outlets Local Memphis's feed description Birth rates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s.
Portland Press Herald
U.S. median age for giving birth hits 30 ↗ (opens Portland Press Herald) Published May 5, 2022
Portland Press Herald's feed description Over the past three decades, birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s
Los Angeles Times
Motherhood deferred: U.S. median age for giving birth hits 30 ↗ (opens Los Angeles Times) Published May 5, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description Over the past three decades, birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s.
FOX 13 Tampa
More US women are giving birth in their late 30s, early 40s, data shows ↗ (opens FOX 13 Tampa) Published May 7, 2022
Same headline from 11 more outlets FOX 13 Tampa's feed description The trend has even pushed the median age of U.S. women giving birth from 27 to 30 — the highest on record
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
U.S. women giving birth at older ages ↗ (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Published May 7, 2022
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description Over the past three decades, it has become increasingly common in the U.S. for women to have children at older ages, as birth rates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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