TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care
AU - Shpiegel, Svetlana
AU - Fleming, Tammi
AU - Mishraky, Lisa
AU - VanWert, Sheila
AU - Goetz, Blanca
AU - Aparicio, Elizabeth M.
AU - King, Bryn
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PI S. Shpiegel (# GA-2020-X5204).
Funding Information:
The data used in this publication were made available by the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and have been used with permission. Data from the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) were originally collected by the states and provided to the Children's Bureau. Funding for the project was provided by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The collector of the original data, the funder, the Archive, Cornell University and their agents or employees bear no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - This study examined the rates and correlates of first and repeat births in a national sample of females emancipating from foster care in the United States (N = 3,699). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were used to evaluate birth rates between ages 19 and 21, and explore the risk, protective, and child welfare factors associated with first and repeat births. Findings revealed that about 30% of females in the current sample had given birth between ages 19 and 21. Of these females, about one-third had at least one previous birth, generally between the ages of 17 and 19. Higher risk of both first and repeat births between ages 19 and 21 was associated with disconnection from school and employment, increased placement instability, and earlier exit from foster care. In contrast, lower risk of first and repeat births was associated with receiving educational financial assistance. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed.
AB - This study examined the rates and correlates of first and repeat births in a national sample of females emancipating from foster care in the United States (N = 3,699). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were used to evaluate birth rates between ages 19 and 21, and explore the risk, protective, and child welfare factors associated with first and repeat births. Findings revealed that about 30% of females in the current sample had given birth between ages 19 and 21. Of these females, about one-third had at least one previous birth, generally between the ages of 17 and 19. Higher risk of both first and repeat births between ages 19 and 21 was associated with disconnection from school and employment, increased placement instability, and earlier exit from foster care. In contrast, lower risk of first and repeat births was associated with receiving educational financial assistance. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed.
KW - Aging-out
KW - Childbirth
KW - Foster youth
KW - Repeat births
KW - Risk and protective factors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105977
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105977
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103097409
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 125
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
M1 - 105977
ER -