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Why American women everywhere are delaying motherhood

Why American women everywhere are delaying motherhood

By Sabrina Tavernise, Claire Cain Miller, Quoctrung Bui and Robert Gebeloff, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT PHOENIX — Luz Portillo, the oldest daughter of Mexican immigrants, has many plans. She is studying to be a skin care expert. She has also applied to nursing school. She works full time, too — as a nurse’s aide and doing eyelash extensions, a business she would like to grow. But one thing she has no plans for anytime soon is a baby. Portillo’s mother had her when she was 16. Her father has worked as a landscaper for as long as…
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