In the wake of the ongoing climate crisis and its negative effects on public health, it has been
questioned by climate activists whether it is right to bring more children into the world …

This article explores one of the contemporary contexts of reproductive decision-making: gay
men's paths to surrogacy within the globalised USA fertility industry. The stories collected …

Reproductive decision-making and fertility patterns change with time and place, and are
influenced by contemporary societal factors. In this paper, we have studied biosocial aspects …

We analyze the mechanisms of reproductive governance that influence reproduction in
Spain through 66 semi-structured interviews with heterosexual parents. We examine …

There is too little research on parenthood apprehension and decision making among
lesbian couples, particularly in the Canadian and Quebec context. It is crucial to consider the …

Although China has implemented a universal two-child policy to increase its low fertility rate,
many Chinese couples still hesitate over having a second child. The existing literature …

Research on reproductive decision-making mainly focuses on women's experiences and
desire for children. Men included in this type of research usually represent one-half of a …

Currently, individuals are increasingly considering parenthood as a matter of choice. This
explanatory and cross-sectional study evaluated the contribution of the individual (age …

This study focuses on urban women who were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and who gave
birth during the transformation of China's family planning policy. We conducted 22 interviews …

This study focused on mothers and childless women in recovery from a gambling disorder
(GD) in the context of risk society. Mothers with GD suffer from dual social stigma as …