Figure 1
Percentage distribution of first births in Canada by maternal age group, 1987 to 2005

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Figure 1. Percentage distribution of first births in Canada by maternal age group, 1987 to 2005.

Source: Statistics Canada, 1987 through 2005 Vital Statistics Birth Data, Canada.
Figure source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "The Children of Older First-time Mothers in Canada: Their Health and Development", Children and Youth Research Paper Series, Catalogue number 89-599-M.