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A decomposition of declining crude birth rate in South Korea, 1990–2015
While other countries have experienced a gradual decline in CBR since the 1990s, South Korea has shown a rapid decline and now has one of the lowest...
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Birth as/in Unprecedented Times
Risk perception and mitigation has the potential to impact every aspect of individuals’ lives, from mobility to decisions about education,...
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Which month to give a birth? The analysis on birth seasonality of China
A series of medical and biological studies have identified a strong link between the season during which a child is born and early childhood...
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Birth Weight and Breastfeeding of the Child
Although this book focuses on adolescent girls, it seemed useful to address birth weight and breastfeeding practice immediately after birth, which...
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Risk and Loss of Autonomy During Birth
This chapter first considers the importance of allowing people giving birth to have a meaningful decision-making role in their own childbirth...
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Thirty-year mystery of birth and fertility in China
This manuscript provides a comprehensive analysis of the discrepancies in China’s reported and estimated crude birth rates (CBR) over the thirty...
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The effect of temperature on birth rates in Europe
Using data from 32 European countries for nearly 244 million live births between 1969 and 2021, this paper examines the effects of temperatures on...
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Parental Investment by Birth Fathers and Stepfathers
This study investigates the determinants of paternal investment by birth fathers and stepfathers. Inclusive fitness theory predicts higher parental...
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Modelling the economic effect of inbound birth tourism: a random forest algorithm approach
Due to the tourism sector being one of the main drivers of economic growth in several countries, many studies have been conducted on the economic...
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Exposure to Economic Distress during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes
This paper uses the severe economic crisis in Turkey in 2008-2009 as a quasi-experiment to evaluate the impact of worsening economic conditions...
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Influence of Place of Birth on Adult Mortality: The Case of Spain
We use a unique data set from Spain and we estimate life expectancy at age 50 for males and females by place of residence and place of birth. We show...
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The Birth Cohorts Difference in Depression
Cohort effect refers to the social phenomenon that a certain event manifests differently depending on a group that is born in the same year or a...
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A global and regional assessment of the timing of birth registration using DHS and MICS survey data
Registration of birth within the first year of life is important to ensure children receive its full benefits and that fertility statistics derived...
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Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty
Building on a thick strand of the literature on the determinants of higher-order births, this study uses a gender and class perspective to analyse...
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Income Support Policy Packages and Birth Outcomes in U.S. States: An Ecological Analysis
Research suggests that generous social welfare programs play a role in maternal and child health. However, most studies examine a single policy in...
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Indigenous fertility in Aotearoa New Zealand: How does ethnic identity affect birth spacing and timing?
The survival of Indigenous peoples in the CANZUS states of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the United States is nothing short of...
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Life Expectancy at Birth and Infant Mortality Rates of Indigenous Populations in Canada from 2004 to 2016
Life expectancy and infant mortality rates are two important indicators of the well-being of a population. However, it is not possible to compute...
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Birth Registration, Legal Identity and Impacts on Migration in ASEAN
Birth registration and legal identity are rights enshrined by international human rights treaties. It is widely recognised that legal identity,...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Medically Assisted Live Birth Rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021
Initial declines in births due to medically assisted reproduction (MAR) in December 2020 have been documented. However, the longer-term impact of...
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Birth
Through couples’ accounts of birth, this chapter serves as a means of examining women’s confrontations with their gender, as one mother put it, ‘for...