title: Progress and continued challenges in understanding the transition to parenthood.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D010290:Parents; D010298:Parity; D010465:Perception; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011584:Psychology; D012098:Reproduction; D017584:Reproductive History; D012106:Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Child Worth; Comparative Studies; Currently Married; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ever Married; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships--changes; Family Research; Family Size; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; First Birth; Interpersonal Relations; Literature Review; Marital Status; Marriage; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Parents; Parity; Perception; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy History; Psychological Factors; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Sex Factors; Studies; United States