Unplanned pregnancies

Certainly, it is still 20% of births are unplanned, the result of the famous "accidental pregnancy ". Half of these women became pregnant with a little ahead of what they had expected. The other half of the babies from a pregnancy when the mother "did not expect at all." Among the causes of unplanned pregnancies, there is of course the pill of forgetfulness. And many couples still practice withdrawal or the rhythm method, which have a failure rate of 5 to 6%.

These 20% of unplanned births thus correspond to "accidents" where women still decide to keep the child. To get an idea of ​​the total number of unwanted pregnancies, so add the abortions (just over 200 000 per year): in the end, so we have a third of pregnancies are not planned.
Conditions to make a baby

In any case, not only today births are desired, but they still must meet more requirements. Indeed, couples are required to strict frameworks before embarking on the great adventure. Thus, 97% of women want a stable relationship before making a baby. Moreover, it is necessary that one spouse has a job for 90% of women and 84% of men. And we see also emerge as the requirement is "to have the opportunity of his life as a couple before you make a baby".

Another constraint to make a baby: the gap between children. Women want a second child that is neither too close nor too far from the first. The difference is privileged of three years on average in USA.
The best season to give birth

The control of fertility has also led to a surprising phenomenon: now, women want to choose the season to which they give birth! Indeed, nearly one in five couples stop contraception by month of the year, to predict baby's arrival. The favorite season for the birth? Spring! This is the period considered the most pleasant to give birth, after the cold of winter and before the hot summer. In addition, it allows certain professions to reconcile their private and professional schedule: for example teachers, who have a baby in April, can bind maternity leave and school holidays. Conversely, however, women managers or independent professionals prefer to give birth in summer, when their work is less active.

Anyway, really hard to plan the baby arrives, because the design is far from an exact science!

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