The extended postpartum period is the time which is usually given less emphasis regarding family planning by policy makers, service providers and users. However, it is a time with a rising risk of unwanted conception and an often-frustrated desire for contraceptive protection. Understanding the contraceptive behaviors, needs and preferences of women in this period is important the main objectiv...

Abstract Extended families are a common feature of developing country households and have large influence on individual family members’ decision to migrate. This paper generalizes the Mincer (J Polit Econ 86(5):749–773, https://doi.org/10.1086/260710 , 1978) model husband-wife migration by including makers from extended family. The with predicts that decisions may become freer than in because s...