Examine changes in the patterns of childbearing and childrearing in the UK since the 1970’s?

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Examine changes in the patterns of childbearing and childrearing in the UK since the
1970's?

Since 1970 there have been many changes in the way families bear and rear children, many
changes happened slowly thought out the years and in this essay I will examine them.

Before 1970…

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Women were now able to choose when to have children instead of worrying if they were
too old to have children. Women postpone having children to an average age of 29 and
fertility rates for women in their 30 ­ 40' is increasing so many women can have…