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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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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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Inheriting the Homeland? The Influence of Parental Origin-Country Fertility on Ideal Family Size and the Timing of Birth(s) Among the Children of Immigrants in France
While fertility behaviors are converging among the children of immigrants in Western Europe, existing literature has paid little attention to whether...
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Fertility Intensity and Timing
This chapter looks at the comparative evolution of fertility since 1950 through several synthetic indicators of fertility intensity (average number... -
Inequalities at birth: stable socioeconomic differences in birth outcomes in three British cohorts
In this article, I investigate the association between maternal socioeconomic status (SES) and children’s birth outcomes (birth weight) across three...
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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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Maternal Age at First Birth and Parental Support: Evidence From the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Using nationally representative data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 7396), we investigate whether the mother’s age at first birth is...
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Cohort Succession in the Timing of Marriage Among the Children of Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants
In this paper, we introduce cohort succession in the study of marriage behaviour among the children of immigrants. Research among majority...
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On the Timing of Marriage and Childbearing: Family Formation Pathways Among Immigrants in Switzerland
This paper examines childbearing in and outside of marriage as a manifestation of the Second Demographic Transition among immigrant populations in...
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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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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... -
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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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 Effect of Age at First Marriage on Female Fertility: Evidence from Korea’s School Entry Policy Using Exact Date of Birth
Delay in age at first marriage has been hypothesized as a significant determinant of worldwide fertility decline in high-income countries. Testing...
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The Impact of Education on Fertility During the Chinese Reform Era (1980–2018): Changes Across Birth Cohorts and Interaction with Fertility Policies
We examined the influence of education on fertility decisions in contemporary China, drawing upon theoretical insights that emphasise the role of...
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Drastic changes in fertility level and timing in response to marriage and fertility policies: evidence from Shandong province, China
China’s “one-child policy” that had been in force between 1980 and 2016 evolved over time and differed widely between regions. Local policies in many...
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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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Access to Ovulation Tests and Strategic Timing of Intercourse in a Low Fertility Context
This is the first study to investigate the impact of increased access to ovulation tests in “lowest-low” fertility populations. We use data from a...
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Fertility Declines Near the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence of the 2022 Birth Declines in Germany and Sweden
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced short-term fertility declines in 2020–2021, a development which did not...
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Giving Birth While Facing Death: Cesarean Sections and Community Violence in Latin America
Armed conflict and organized crime are known to be linked to numerous negative maternal and neonatal health outcomes, such as stillbirth, low birth...