Factors Influencing Women's Decisions About Timing of Motherhood

Recognition by nurses of the various and complex factors that influence women's decisions about the timing of motherhood may flag the importance of pregnancy‐related counseling for woman across the fertility life span. Policy decision makers must be cognizant of the need for additional high‐risk obstetric and neonatal health services when societal norms encourage women to delay childbearing in favor of completing education and establishing a career. JOGNN, 35, 625‐633; 2006. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552‐6909.2006.00079.x