Trust and fertility in uncertain times

Aassve, Arnstein; Moglie, Marco Le

doi:10.1080/00324728.2020.1742927

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“…Although our results would also seem to contrast with mainstream media coverage predicting a “COVID-19 baby boom,” our findings are in line with reports that suggest that in times of uncertainty, longer term reproductive commitments are postponed. 14 Moreover, global fertility trajectories owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing measures may differ depending on economic status. Factors such as a society's development, demographic transition, access to contraception, and availability of assisted reproductive technology through fertility services may have a differential effect on conception rates.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnancy Planning Behaviors

Flynn

Kavanagh

Smith

et al. 2021

Women's Health Reports

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Background: Our understanding of how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted decision-making for women planning to conceive is unclear. We aimed to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced pregnancy planning behaviors. Methods: An online questionnaire of closed- and open-ended questions was utilized to capture pregnancy planning behaviors and reported behavioral changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in women planning pregnancy between January and July 2020. Closed-ended questions were analyzed quantitatively, and thematic framework analysis was utilized for open-ended responses. Results: A total of 504 questionnaires were included for analysis. The majority of respondents lived in the United Kingdom. Ninety-two percent of the women were still planning a pregnancy but over half ( n = 267) reported that COVID-19 had affected their plans, with 72% of these ( n = 189) deliberately postponing pregnancy. Concerns were predominantly over changes in antenatal care, but also fear of adverse effects of the virus on mother and baby. From the thematic analysis ( n = 37), lack of services to remove contraceptive devices and provide fertility treatment were also cited. In contrast, 27% ( n = 71) reported bringing their pregnancy plans forward; common themes included recalibration of priorities and cancelled or changed plans. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic influenced pregnancy-planning behaviors with many women reporting postponement of pregnancy. These alterations in behavior could impact the health and wellbeing of women planning pregnancy while having important implications for health care services worldwide. Continued provision of family planning and fertility services should be ensured to mitigate the effect of future outbreaks or pandemics.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnancy Planning Behaviors

Flynn

Kavanagh

Smith

et al. 2021

Women's Health Reports

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“…Coping mechanisms for dealing with uncertainty will consequently matter. There is evidence that, in periods with unexpected increases in economic uncertainty, fertility declines less in areas characterized by stronger trust and social capital (13).…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic and human fertility

Aassve

Cavalli

Mencarini

et al. 2020

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“…Demographic characteristics such as female and male partners' age (e.g., Billari and Tabellini 2010) and the number of previous children (Dommermuth, Klobas, and Lappegård 2015) are among the microlevel factors that have been found to affect fertility behaviour. One strand of the literature has focussed on the impact of the socioeconomic conditions of individuals, such as income, wealth, educational attainment, social background, and employment (e.g., Arpino, Luppi, and Rosina 2021;Bellani 2020, Jones, Schoonbroodt, andTertilt 2011;Kreyenfeld, Andersson, and Pailhé 2012;Murphy and Wang 2001), as well as trust (Aassve, Le Moglie, and Mencarini 2020) and subjective well-being (e.g., Aassve. Arpino, and Balbo 2016).…”

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Time preferences and fertility: Evidence from Italy

Bellani¹,

Arpino²,

Vignoli³

2021

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OBJECTIVETime preferences, also referred to as impatience, is a personal characteristic that has been found to influence different types of decisions, from financial investments to schooling decisions. The present study is the first that empirically explores whether this trait represents a determinant of human reproductive behaviors. BACKGROUNDFertility decisions, as all life actions, imply a balancing of anticipated costs and benefits whose expectations are formed under uncertainty. Fertility research has addressed the backward reasonings (e.g., socioeconomic, psychological, biological factors) influencing fertility decisions. Yet, the role of forward factors, such as the preference for immediate but lower benefits versus future but higher benefits, in influencing fertility decisions has been overlooked. METHODData are from the Survey on Household Income and Wealth carried out by the Bank of Italy every two years on a sample of about 8,000 households. In particular, we make use of a question included in the 2004, 2008, 2010, and 2012 waves to examine whether, controlling for backward factors, impatience affects parity progressions. RESULTSResults from logistic regression models indicate an inverse U-shaped association between impatience and the transition to the first and second child during the observation period, meaning that for very impatient and very patient individuals the probability of having a first and second child is lower than for individuals within intermediate levels of impatience.

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Trust and fertility in uncertain times

Cited by 37 publications

References 58 publications

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnancy Planning Behaviors

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnancy Planning Behaviors

The COVID-19 pandemic and human fertility

Time preferences and fertility: Evidence from Italy

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