Out of the wedlock childbearing in Puerto Rico
P. R. health sci. j
;
16(3): 271-4, sept. 1997. tab
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
In 1978, the proportion of out of the wedlock childbearing amounted to 18 percent, the lowest figure ever recorded in Puerto Rico. Since then, a consistent upward trend has been observed and in 1994 almost 42 percent of all live births was attributed to non-legally married mothers; 32 percent to mothers in consensualunions and ten percent to unwed mothers (not cohabiting with her child's father). Out of the wedlock childbearing is higher among adolescents and mothers of the lowest socioeconomic status as well as, among mothers out of the labor force. As compared with the legally married out of the wedlock mothers received a poorer prenatal care; those not cohabiting with their child's father receiving the poorest. Among out of the wedlock mothers the proportions of low birthweight newborns, preterm and depressed are higher than among the legally married, as well as their infant mortality rates.
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Pais Solteiros
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Porto Rico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
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