Birth rate decline blamed on many factors in 1930 study
The article surveys reasons for a 3.6 percent birth rate drop since 1929. It cites immigration policy, desires for fewer and finer babies, cost and crowded urban living, educational expenses, and changing marriage patterns as possible causes.
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Matrions delaying marriage say parents group chief
A discussion notes that many women wait into their thirties to marry and have fewer children. Mrs. Hugh Bradford of Sacramento, president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, says this generation produces finest models of…
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Hugh Bradford
Sacramento
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Population shift and the desire for larger families
A writer argues that population decline may reflect readjustment and stresses the importance of good childcare. He believes modern Mothers and babies are healthier due to intelligent training and asserts that many young couples still want children despite growing smaller families.
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