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My grandmother gave birth to 13 children and I come from a long line of women who gave birth in their 40s.

In 1900, 180-plus out of every 1,000 African-American babies died.

In 2013, 71 percent of black children in America were born to an unwed mother, as were 53 percent of Hispanic children and 36 percent of white children. Indeed, a single parent is the new norm.

On average, African-American women are 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications. Latina women are at 2 times greater risk.

We can no longer waste time and money. Every day, more than 2,000 girls in America, age 15-19, give birth - in the wealthiest, most educated nation in the world! Neither you nor I should accept this statistic.

In the 1960s, 110 countries had averages of six or more children per family.

Births to illegal immigrants now account for nearly one out of every ten births in the United States.

In 1900, the average life expectancy of a US citizen was 48, so most menopausal women were dead, which is not a great place to be.

I don't think a lot of women know how much their chances of having a child diminish as they age.

Our father died when we were very young, so our mother raised six kids. We saw the world filtered through her eyes, being a minority woman raising six kids.