When Ana, 1 a 33-year-old woman from Recife, Brazil, learned that she was pregnant with
her first child in 2016, during the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, she recounted crying with fear …

This study aims to estimate fertility trends in Brazil in the 2010s and early 2020s during a
period of back-to-back novel infectious disease outbreaks-Zika virus and COVID-19. We use …

Abstract Background In 2015–2017, the Americas experienced a highly consequential
epidemics for pregnancy and childbearing. Mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes …

In this transnational study, we aimed at providing insights into women's views and attitudes
towards their reproductive rights during the Zika epidemic. Women of distinct nationalities …

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to rises in morbidity and mortality, but its demographic
consequences may not end there. Since the pandemic began, the public has experienced …

Using longitudinal surveys on married Singaporean women of childbearing ages, we
compared self-reported changes to fertility plans among 407 and 345 respondents after the …

The rapid global spread of Zika virus, especially in developing countries in Latin America,
presents new and significant risks to the public's health, notably among pregnant women …

Using longitudinal survey data collected from 407 married women at peak childbearing
ages, we compared self-reported changes to fertility plans in response to the 2016-2017 …

We examine whether women's social proximity to Zika during the Zika epidemic predicts
intentions to avoid a pregnancy because of the COVID-19 pandemic either directly or …

Social science generates evidence necessary to control epidemics. It can help to craft
appropriate public health responses, develop solutions to the epidemic impacts and improve …