> Then there's my mother's view of contraception. That some planning
> is necessary to the health of the mother, particularly not to have
> pregnancies too close together. And less risk to the mother reduces
> mortality among the children who are born.
>
> I don't know if there's research to support that view but it is the
> experience of someone who remembers women in their 30's worn out
> through having a baby a year after marriage.
>
> --
> Donald Oddy
> http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
Just to add fuel to the debate, my wifes mother was one of 21
children, pretty much a child every year. Wow is all I can say!
Still, Irish/ Catholic/ No TV is a powerful fertility ritual eh!
:^D
Regards
Rob