Before modern contraceptive methods were available in developing countries, postpartum sexual abstinence formed the backbone of birth spacing. With the changes occurring in African societies, how has post-partum sexual abstinence been affected? We conducted an exploratory study in 2000-2001 in...

1. Introduction and Overview of Findings -- 2. Population Size and Growth in Asian Countries -- 3. Contraceptive Prevalence, Fertility Levels, and Population Growth -- 4. Expenditure, Finance, and Public-Private Roles in Family Planning -- 5. Delivery of Family Planning Services -- 6. Selected...

Objective: To systematically search for and synthesize the social science literature on the consequences of abortion-related care, abortion policies, and abortion stigma on economic costs, benefits, impacts, and values at the micro- (i.e., abortion seekers and their households), meso- (i.e.,...

Sex ratios at birth shape populations and are linked to maternal health and gender discrimination. We estimate the effect of prenatal temperature exposure on birth sex by linking data on 5 million births in 33 sub-Saharan African countries and India with high-resolution temperature data. We find...