Following the transition to parenthood, people often initiate stroller running. While the benefits of physical activity are well established, limited literature exists surrounding the potential disruption in gait and energetic cost caused by stroller running. Three commonly used stroller-pushing methods were investigated to detect potential changes in metabolic cost, speed, and stride length. ...

This paper reports on a qualitative study exploring the ways in which transgender adults imagine a place for parenthood in their lives, and/or the ways they have negotiated parenthood with their transgender identity. A total of 13 transgender adults (including parents and non-parents) were interviewed with respect to their thoughts and experiences about family, relationships and parenting. The ...

BACKGROUND It is known that infertility affects emotional well-being, satisfaction with life and self-esteem and that failed assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment is associated with diminished life satisfaction, reduced self-confidence and substantial psychological distress. Investigations of whether these persist when treatment results in a pregnancy and live birth have been underta...

Using population register data from the Netherlands, we analyze child penalty for new parents in three groups of couples: different-sex and female same-sex couples with a biological an adopted child. With longitudinal design, follow parents' earnings two years before to eight after arrival use event study models estimate effects transition parenthood on trajectories. Comparing different allows ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the role online exchanges and support generational peers in childbirth. Researchers conducted a qualitative by way collective case (Stake, 2016), which researchers analyzed 30 childbirth accounts published on personal blogs about pregnancy, childbirth, parenthood experiences, 15 were written women men. results pointed scenario misinformation Brazil...

BACKGROUND Field of study may influence the timing of transitions to the labor market, marriage, and parenthood among college graduates. Research to date has yet to study how field of study is associated with the interweaving of these transitions in the USA. OBJECTIVE The current study examines gendered influences of college field of study on transitions to a series of adult roles, including ...