ArticleFertility and sterility2021
Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility preferences in the United States: an exploratory study.
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- Unchanged but undecided: Reproductive intentions among Ghanaian women following COVID-19 lockdowns in two large metropolises in Ghana.PloS one · 2025Article
- Different-sex American couples' stress, uncertainty, and fertility desires during the COVID-19 pandemic.Genus · 2025Article
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- Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy and fertility preferences among the residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Markets, incentives, and health promotion can improve family planning and maternal health practices: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a tech-enabled social franchising and social marketing platform in India.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on the mental and sexual health of patients with infertility: a prospective before-and-after study.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Article
- Exploring machine learning algorithms for predicting fertility preferences among reproductive age women in Nigeria.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
- The impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on pregnancy and abortion rates in the Republic of Georgia.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attitude towards childbearing of married aged 20-30 Turkish women who are not yet mothers: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Fertility Intention among Chinese Married Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on the Quality of Women's Sexual Life: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Childcare burden and changes in fertility desires of mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Childbearing decisions and related factors in the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Review
- The impact of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility intentions.Economics and human biology · 2023Article
- Unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's fertility preferences: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort in the United States.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fertility Intentions of Women with Childbearing Age in China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- "It changed the atmosphere surrounding the baby I did have": Making sense of reproduction during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of marriage and the family · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore early disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility preferences
designCross-sectional study
settingOnline survey questionnaire PATIENT(S): A total of 440 female participants who were trying to conceive (TTC) in the past year or currently are TTC. INTERVENTION(S): No interventions administered. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Change in fertility preference RESULT(S): Approximately 1 in 3 participants reported changing their fertility preferences because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of those that reported changing their fertility preferences, 23.9% reported TTC earlier and 61.6% reported TTC later. Preliminary findings show the odds of changing fertility preferences in black or African American women were 5.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.50-19.90) times that of white women and in nonheterosexual women were 2.76 (95% CI, 1.41-5.42) times that of heterosexual women. Furthermore, every 1 unit increase in state anxiety and depressive symptoms was associated with a 26% (95% CI, 3%-54%) or 17% (95% CI, 5%-31%) increase in odds of pushing back TTC, respectively. CONCLUSION(S): This exploratory study highlights how the fertility preferences of racial and ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, and those experiencing mental health issues may be disparately influenced by the pandemic. Research is needed to examine further the disparate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility preferences.
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