Unintended childbearing is related to numerous negative consequences for the children and the mothers; however little is known about the social consequences of unintended childbearing, compared to consequences for child health. This project would explore five issues. (1) How does unintended childbearing affect short-term emotional and cognitive development among children? (2) How does unintended childbearing affect long-term family formation behavior among adolescent and adult children? (3) Does unintended childbearing affect all of the children in the family, or only the child born from the unintended pregnancy? (4) Do the consequences of unintended childbearing differ when the pregnancy is evaluated as unintended by the mother compared to the father? (5) Does retrospective measure of unintended childbearing overestimate the consequences of unintended childbearing? The researchers propose to use the NLSY-CS, the IPSPC, and the NSFH to conduct multiple statistical analyses, including logistic regression, OLS regression, linear growth models, multilevel models and hazard models.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD039285-02
Application #
6387782
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-RPHB-4 (03))
Program Officer
Newcomer, Susan
Project Start
2000-09-15
Project End
2004-06-30
Budget Start
2001-07-01
Budget End
2002-06-30
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$206,615
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Miscellaneous
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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Barber, Jennifer S; East, Patricia L (2009) Home and parenting resources available to siblings depending on their birth intention status. Child Dev 80:921-39