Does Nubility Indicate More Than High Reproductive Value? Nubile Primiparas’ Pregnancy Outcomes in Evolutionary Perspective

The idea that human males are most strongly attracted to traits that peak in women in the nubile age group raises the question of how well women in that age group contend with the potential hazards of a first pregnancy. Using data for 1.7 million first births from 1990 U.S. natality and mortality re...

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Main Authors: William D. Lassek, Steven J. C. Gaulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049211039506