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Alternative Fact...

In the United States, the average desired family size is two children. To achieve that family size, women spend an average of about three years pregnant, postpartum or trying to become pregnant, and three decades - more than three-quarters of their reproductive lives - trying to avoid pregnancy.

Source: Guttmacher Institute 2016 Fact Sheet.

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