In the American slave family,

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Extended kinship networks were crucial in the American slave family, as families were often separated due to the slave trade. Family members would rely on each other for emotional support, childcare, and help with household tasks. This network would often include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. While premarital cohabitation and pregnancy may have occurred, formal marriage was not recognized under slavery, and the timing of childbirth would depend on various factors such as the age and health of the mother, as well as the demands of the labor system. The statement about black women beginning to bear children later than white women is not accurate and is not relevant to the question.

In the American Slave Family