Our basic premise remains the same—communication processes create and reflect family
systems and family identity. Relying on a range of theoretical perspectives, we examine the …

This literature review on pseudocyesis or false pregnancy aims to find epidemiological,
psychiatric/psychologic, gynecological and endocrine traits associated with this condition in …

Demographic trends in parenthood have revealed that more people are living their lives
without children. Societal assumption, however, is that the childfree life is lacking in …

This study examines women's use of egg freezing as a tool to renegotiate the relationship
between romantic and reproductive trajectories and temporalities. We interviewed 52 …

Western societies are ageing rapidly. Today people do not only live longer, they also have
fewer children. These developments exert considerable pressure on welfare states. Children …

In modern societies, a growing number of people choose to remain childless. As
childlessness has fundamental consequences for individuals and societies, it is of …

Permanent childlessness is increasingly acknowledged as an outcome of a dynamic,
context-dependent process, but few studies have integrated a life course framework to …

ABSTRACT A child's death augments how grieving parents view the world, the family, and
the self. Using a representative sample of women ages 25–45 who have ever given birth, we …

Abstract In the United States, underachieving fertility desires is more common among
women with higher levels of education and those who delay first marriage beyond their mid …

Despite establishing the gendered construction of infertility, most research on the subject
has not examined how individuals with such reproductive difficulty negotiate their own sense …