declines in fertility of about 17%. Household data from 1996 confirm that this decline in "surviving fertility" persisted for … Bangladesh have many dimensions extending well beyond fertility reduction, which do not appear to dissipate after two decades. …

decline in fertility of about 15 percent in the program villages compared with the control villages by 1982, as others have … estimated in addition to fertility: women’s health, earnings and household assets, use of preventive health inputs, and finally … fertility and child mortality. This suggests social returns to this reproductive health program in rural South Asia have many …

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …

are examined, including the possible effects of a temporary fertility shift. It is shown that the blackout increased …

increased fertility for teenage and first-time mothers, but selection into pregnancy cannot fully explain the drop in weights. …

We use household survey data and a unique census of institutionalized children to analyze the impact of abortion … legalization in Romania. We exploit the lift of the abortion ban in December 1989, when communist dictator Ceausescu and his regime … children born after abortion became legal. Additionally, our findings suggest that the lift of the ban had decreased the number …

We use household survey data and a unique census of institutionalized children to analyze the impact of abortion … legalization in Romania. We exploit the lift of the abortion ban in December 1989, when communist dictator Ceausescu and his regime … children born after abortion became legal. Additionally, our findings suggest that the lift of the ban had decreased the number …

Nepal has achieved its targets for MDGs 4 and 5a. Maternal mortality declined from 790 to an estimated 190 deaths per … (HNP) note explores the actions Nepal has taken to reduce maternal and child mortality. …

abortion altered social norms about the responsibility of men to their unmarried partner¿s pregnancy. Despite the authors¿ own … and access to contraception and abortion are based on respected social science research. I argue that this use of the …