| Title | Early childbearing, marital status, and women's health and mortality after age 50. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Henretta, JC |
| Journal | J Health Soc Behav |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 254-66 |
| Date Published | 2007 Sep |
| ISSN Number | 0022-1465 |
| Call Number | newpubs20071203_Henretta.pdf |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Marital Status, Maternal Age, Middle Aged, Mortality, Parity, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Prevalence, Proportional Hazards Models, Social Class, United States, Women's Health |
| Abstract | This article examines the relationship between a woman's childbearing history and her later health and mortality, with primary focus on whether the association between them is due to early and later socioeconomic status. Data are drawn from the Health and Retirement Study birth cohort of 1931-1941. Results indicate that, conditional on reaching midlife and controlling for early and later socioeconomic status, a first birth before age 20 is associated with a higher hazard of dying. In addition, having an early birth is associated with a higher prevalence of reported heart disease, lung disease, and cancer in 1994. Being unmarried at the time of the first birth is associated with earlier mortality, but this association disappears when midlife socioeconomic status is controlled. The number of children ever born does not significantly affect mortality but is associated with prevalence of diabetes. |
| DOI | 10.1177/002214650704800304 |
| User Guide Notes | |
| Endnote Keywords | womens health/Mortality/CHILDREN |
| Endnote ID | 18310 |
| Alternate Journal | J Health Soc Behav |
| Citation Key | 7169 |
| PubMed ID | 17982867 |
