3.3 Childbirth Structural and attitudinal factors are also used to discuss the effect of childbirth on women's work continuity. He uses the 1973 National Survey of Family Growth and limits the target group to white married women who have at least one child and who worked sometime during their most recent pregnancy.
Additional children cause the hazard rate to rise more rapidly.
Remaining employed late into pregnancy is a very strong indicator of post childbirth employment decisions. The research considering the influence of attitudes on childbirth and work patterns focuses on the relationship between labour force plans and expected fertility and actual labour force participation and actual fertility. She also took into consideration the differences between blacks and whites in these categories. Results indicate four distinct patterns characterizing white employed wives, black employed wives, white housewives, and black housewives. White employed wives work out of an interest in being in the labour force rather than financial need.