Most of the international studies on fertility are based on a female perspective. A major difficulty in couple … study conducted in Italy [2003-2007], a country with persistently low fertility levels, we examined the effect of … Italian women prevail in reproductive decision-making, because childbearing lies mainly in their sphere of influence. The data …

This paper examines the effect of a nationwide healthcare reform implemented in Turkey on women's fertility decisions …'s position is to encourage fertility behavior and discourage birth control practices among women at prime childbearing ages … clinics, called Family Health Centers, on a walk-in basis. Although reducing fertility was not specified among the goals of …

The vast majority of China's fertility decline predates the famous One Child Policy - and instead occurred under its … predecessor, the Later, Longer, Fewer (LLF) fertility control policy. In this paper, we first study LLF's contribution to marriage … and fertility behavior, finding that the policy reduced China's total fertility rate by about 0.9 births per woman …

declines in employment. This paper provides a comprehensive study of recent trends in the fertility of college-graduate women …Observers have argued about whether highly-educated women are opting out of their careers and for families. If so, it … is natural to expect fertility to increase and, insofar as children are associated with lower employment, further …

the sexual behavior of women 15-24 years old. Our analysis of sexual behaviors by young adult females in recent national …-meaning opposition to the RH Law, which calls for keeping women better informed about sex-related risks, unwanted pregnancies, their …