first of there is a growing number of single women who want to be mothers they have not included a man or a father in their plans these women are choosing to have babies and raise them alone they are not widows or divorcees and what is more they are women with good-paying jobs therefore they are economically independent. most are in their late thirties and they have never found Mr. Right or the man they want to marry and spend the rest of their lives with "I decided I wasn't going to turn forty without at least exploring the possibility of having a child" explains Marianne Boswell a single mother living in the Boston area "I wanted it to be a conscious decision as opposed something that just didn't happen to me there are many nurturing single ladies like Ms.Boswell
these women become mothers in different ways some adopt a baby some carefully choose a partner Others choose a donor in a clinic and undergo a medical process to become pregnant the National Center for Health Statistics in North America reports that 29% of all births are now to unmarried women In 1960 the rate was only 5.3% After two years of carefully thinking about the decision Marianne chose to adopt and now has a beautiful baby boy