Childbearing Histories and Midlife Cognition: Accounting for Early Life Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Childbearing histories-for example, parity and age at first birth-matter for the health outcomes of mid- and later-life women. There is growing evidence that childbearing may shape cognitive outcomes. However, previous research is not definitive due to its inability to account for selection. Selection is critical to address given that multiple factors, including socioeconomic background and cognition in adolescence, place women at risk for both specific childbearing experiences and poor cognitive functioning.

Methods

We analyze the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79; N = 3,668), a longitudinal nationally representative data set from the United States that began collecting data during respondents' late teens and early 20s. We estimate the average tr

SUBMITTER: Thomeer MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582397 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature