Survey data on fertility preferences have played a central but controversial role in fertility
research and advocacy for family planning. We summarize evidence from longitudinal …

The incidence of abortion is determined by the incidence of unwelcome, or unintended,
pregnancies and the propensity to terminate rather than take them to term. Exposure to the …

Background Unmet need for family planning points to the gap between women's
reproductive desire to avoid pregnancy and contraceptive behaviour. An estimated 222 …

Persistently high levels of unintended fertility, combined with evidence that over-and
underachieved fertility are typical and not exceptional, have prompted researchers to …

Background Under-five and maternal mortality were halved in the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG) era, with slower reductions for 2.6 million neonatal deaths and 2.6 million …

Background Advancing an understanding of childbearing desires is an important precursor
to achievement of the policy goal of reducing unintended pregnancies. It has been long …

BACKGROUND As many as one-in-three unintended births occur in Africa. These births
have the potential to adversely impact women's health, but data and design limitations have …

BACKGROUND Unwanted fertility is the key concept necessary to assess the potential
impact of more perfect fertility control. Measuring this continues to be a significant challenge …

Objective The study aims to assess whether unintended children experience slower growth
than intended children. Methods We analysed longitudinal data linked to the Karonga …

Background A high fertility rate can have a number of expensive consequences for
developing nations, such as limiting economic growth, adversely impacting women and their …