DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Detailed explanation-1: -The report also showed that the average (or mean) age of mothers for all births rose from 24.6 years to 27.2 over the past three decades. Over one-half of all births still occur to women in their twenties–the peak childbearing years–but the average age in this group has shifted steadily upward since 1970.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mean age of mother in the United States was 24.6 in 1970 and rose to 27.2 in 2000, an increase of 2.6 years. The mean age at first birth was 21.4 in 1970 and rose to 24.9 in 2000, an increase of 3.5 years. In contrast, the median age of mother was 25.4 in 1970 and 27.1 in 2000.
Detailed explanation-3: -Retrieved February 20, 2023, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats. In the United States during 2018-2020 (average), the highest fertility rates per 1, 000 women were to women ages 20-29 (80.1), followed by women ages 30-39 (75.3), ages 15-19 (16.7) and ages 40 and older (12.8).