Timing of first birth in India

• Main Author: Dommaraju, Premchand
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Sociology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100240; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17884; http://scistat.cilea.it/index.php/genus/article/view/53
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the timing of first birth in India using data from the third round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) conducted in 2005-6. Transition to motherhood occurs at a relatively early age in India. Though age at marriage has a significant influence on timing of first birth, the r...