In Least Industrialized Nations and among many traditional groups, women bear 20 to 22 children in their lifetime. This is near the maximum number of children that women are capable of bearing, which is referred to as ________.

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The maximum number of children that women are capable of bearing is referred to as fecundity. The fertility rate refers to the number of children born to women of childbearing age within a certain population. The crude birth rate refers to the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population. Morbidity refers to the incidence of illness or disease within a population.

In Least Industrialized Nations and Among Many Traditional Groups, Women