Clayton's two previous children arose from an earlier marriage.

There is no clear pattern of race, age, marital status, or previous children.

She was survived by this child, her two previous children, and her husband.

With a previous child, "I'd put toys around and she'd explore," the mother said, but the new baby was lethargic.

Six of the couple's previous children had not survived.

She is also step-mother to the King's previous three children.

A woman who gives birth too soon after the previous child may lose the respect of her community.

His mother had suffered from clinical depression since the death of a previous child.

Must read that again (though I think others here, in previous children's books discussions, have been quite hard on it).

This birth had been hard for her, harder than the previous eight children she had borne.