Family planning is a critical issue in countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, where high fertility rates … the biologi- cal rationale for postpartum abstinence as a means to protect child health, while aligning with …

countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child … development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …

demographic, public health, and geo-economic change, this economic demography perspective is timely, unique and useful in …

There have been significant changes in both the fertility rates and fertility perception since 1970s. In this paper, we … examine the relationship between government policies towards fertility and the fertility trends. Total fertility rate, defined … as the number of children per woman, is used as the main fertility trend variable. We use panel data from the United …

This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950ñ 2015 and investigates the … determinants of the onset of fertility transitions. The application of Phillips and Sulís (2007) test to fertility rates provides … those not transitioning. The estimation of the year of onset of the fertility transition is followed by an econometric …

Fertility rates have declined dramatically across almost all highincome countries over the past decades. This has … incorporate an endogenous quantity/quality trade-off between fertility and human capital accumulation. This allows us to assess …

2008 recession on the health of immigrant newborns in Italy. Health at birth (e.g., low birth weight) of immigrants … deteriorated more than health at birth of Italians. The negative effects on immigrants are not equally distributed across …

pre-conception period has detrimental impacts on fertility. In addition, heat during pregnancy increases pregnancy losses …