Why Women Have Fewer Babies

[seguidordejesus]

Less sex.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

Less sex.

ha.

"I have a headache"

[Ron]

The studies point to the Americans, (Canadians mirror it) and europeans.
Fact is the birth rate is declining, and the reason is........................
Do you really want to know why the reason is, do you???

Too many Single guys not finding a good mate and having tons of Babies!!!

There I feel better.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Ron

Too many Single guys not finding a good mate and having tons of Babies!!!

There I feel better.

what? Not finding a good mate but having tons of babies???

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

what? Not finding a good mate but having tons of babies???

You need a Good Wife & then have a quiver ful. Bible says so!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Ron

You need a Good Wife & then have a quiver ful. Bible says so!

Some would rather sew their seed in multiple fields and reap a harvest...

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

Some would rather sew their seed in multiple fields and reap a harvest...

Yeah, that's called a Fornicator/Audulterer and we know that they will enjoy skiing on the lake of fire!

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Ron

Yeah, that's called a Fornicator/Audulterer and we know that they will enjoy skiing on the lake of fire!

yeah. that's probably true.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Ron

Why Women Have Fewer Babies
By Corey Binns
Special to LiveScience
posted: 15 February 2007



The number of children a woman in America has in her lifetime declined during the past two centuries, and it's not just because of the birth control pill.

Historians are closing in on the socio-economic and cultural factors in family downsizing, a trend also found in most of Western Europe.

"There are two reasons fertility rates can decline," said J. David Hacker, a SUNY Binghamton historian. "One explanation is that marriage declines. Not as many women get married, and if they do marry, they do so at a later age, so that there is less time to have children. The second explanation is that people consciously try to limit having children, which was revolutionary in the 19th century."

According to most census estimates, an American woman had on average seven to eight children in 1800. By 1900 the number dropped to about 3.5. That has fallen to slightly more than two today. Birth rates fell first in New England, and then among pioneers as they headed west. Internationally, France led the way to smaller families.

Reconstructing the intricacies of census data has been difficult for dates prior to 1933, when the National Birth Registration system was put into place. With grant money from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Hacker is taking a closer look at long-term census trends thanks to a new database developed by the Minnesota Population Center.

Family budgets

Modern economics have made smaller families a good investment, historians and economists agree.

Before the 1800s, children were educated at home or in church. Children became more expensive to care for and less helpful around the house once public schooling became available. At the same time, women were freed up from all-day children-rearing, allowing mothers to enter the paid labor force.

However, money isn't the only incentive for smaller families, experts say.

"We know for sure that you don't have to reach a high level of per capita income for fertility to decline, but we don't know exactly what sets it off," said historian George Atler at Indiana University. "Whether it's general change or attitudes about birth control is still a question debated among demographers today."

The dogma of most major Christian religions during the 1800s forbade abortion and divorce in the United States. And in 1873 the Comstock Act made it illegal to send any so-called obscene materials in the mail, including information about contraception.

Popular literature

Ironically, Hackler said, record sales of two family planning books published in the 1830s suggest that the public was eager to keep families small, regardless of religious or political pressure.

"There's a flurry of publications in the mid-19th century giving readers advice on how to control family size," Hacker told LiveScience.

"Moral Physiology" by Robert Dale Owen and Charles Knowlton's "The Fruits of Philosophy" became popular for advocating contraception methods. Owen described coitus interruptus, where a man ejaculates outside of the woman's body. Knowlton's book included instructions for women on how to wash with a spermicidal solution.

Hacker's research may better inform economists and policy makers about current worldwide trends toward smaller families.

"All nations are experiencing fertility declines," said Hacker. "It's becoming a social policy issue as countries face prospects of caring for an aging population."

My Dad was one of Twelve in his family. My Dad's mom was one of 16!
My Dad only had three kids. I have three kids.
My wife is the second of eight in her family.

We would love to have more kids but we do not have uncles and aunts, grand parents, nor the finances to have a large family.

Can you think of other resons why the birth rate is declining?

More protection is being used because of Aides. More Abortions is lowering the number. More gays are coming out and the crowd is growing in numbers.

2 people working in a marriage these days.

More Ladies are going to college and having life long careers.

The list could go on and on...

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

More protection is being used because of Aides. More Abortions is lowering the number. More gays are coming out and the crowd is growing in numbers.

2 people working in a marriage these days.

More Ladies are going to college and having life long careers.

The list could go on and on...

You're right. Mentality of some, "so what if i'm a slut and don't use birth control. I'll have an abortion."

and others... "bitter not take chances, where's the Trojan?"

and the freaks "we're here and we're queer!!"

and I may get banned...