more children, premarital pregnancy and abortion remain a highly stigmatised and isolating experience for single women … the stigma attached to premarital sex and pregnancy. Women who experienced unplanned premarital pregnancy faced personal … only able to legitimately continue premarital pregnancy through marriage. In the absence of an offer of marriage, single …

the hypothesis that child-rearing, rather than marriage or pregnancy, is responsible for women exiting the labor force …

-commerce platforms of pregnancy and parenting are likely to see substantial growth in the coming years. This paper looks at mothers …’ intention to continue using a community e-commerce platform of pregnancy and parenting. A community e-commerce platform is one …-presentation gratifications, and mother characteristics on their intention to continue using a community e-commerce platform of pregnancy and …

We examine the effects of local labor market conditions during early pregnancy on birth and later outcomes. Using a … the female labor market. However, we do not find a lasting effect of economic shocks during early pregnancy on severe …

estimate event study models using women with a completed pregnancy as a control group. A first miscarriage increases women …