Fertility has declined substantially in developing countries in the period since 1960, primarily as the result of increases in contraceptive prevalence. Little dispute is found on this point, but considerable debate has arisen about the causes of the increase in contraceptive prevalence. One unresolved issue is the causal contribution of changes in fertility desires. The sources of increase in ...

As has been the case with other types of medical tourism, the phenomenon of cross border fertility care ("CBFC") has sparked concern about the lack of global or even national harmonization in the regulation of the fertility industry. The diversity of laws around the globe leads would-be parents to forum shop for a welcoming place to make babies. Focusing specifically on the phenomenon of travel...

Yunxiang Yan, Planning birth: changes in fertility culture in a Chinese village This article examines how ordinary villagers made theirchildbearing choices and strategized fertility desireswhen they were facing an unprecedented intrusion intothe private life sphere by a powerful state. In theirresponse to the birth control program many villagers hadtranscended the traditiona...

Previous studies, conducted mainly in Asian countries, have shown that women‘s empowerment is associated with contraceptive use, lower fertility, and longer birth intervals. Yet little is known about the association of women‘s empowerment with fertility desires in subSaharan African countries where overall fertility levels remain high. This study tries to fill this gap, exploring whether women‘...

ObjectiveThis phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experiences of planning for pregnancy after breast cancer in women childbearing age.MethodsThe comprised 15 with who were considering and childbirth. Individual in-depth interviews conducted between November 2022 March 2023, verbatim transcripts analyzed using Colaizzi’s method.ResultsFour theme clusters emerged: 1) deepening desir...