Research into unplanned pregnancies is still very new, but new expert insight is quickly revealing how being an 'oops baby' can shape a child's development.
A child's early life is punctuated by a whole series of developmental milestones from learning to crawl, to walk and to talk, to joining nursery, making new friends, and beginning school. These milestones are universal experiences for many parents, but new research is showing how 'oops babies' may need a little more support to reach the same level of emotional, cognitive and social development as other planned family additions.
