Effects of Age at Delivery and Other Maternal Traits on the Cognitive Development of Children: An Application of Interaction Regression Analysis to a Policy Complex

Abstract

In this paper we extend the scope of inquiry to cover the development of children, as a function of maternal age, to age five years. Also, we broaden the topic of maternal age at delivery to permit comparison of outcomes from delivery age thirteen to age forty-two years. Finally, we have adopted a multivariate strategy emphasizing both correlates of maternal age and the Interaction of elements in a complex of nine maternal traits used as predictors