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ArticleBMC public health2025

Willingness to have a third child and its determinants among childbearing-age women in Chongqing under China's three-child policy.

Yumei Wen, Nianrong Wang, Liang Shen, Chunyan He, Rong Li, Zhifang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Li Wang

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Yumei WenDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Nianrong WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Liang ShenDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chunyan HeDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Rong LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhifang DongGrowth, Development, and Mental Health of Children and Adolescence Center, Pediatric research Institute, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiao XiaoSchool of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China. xiaoxiao@cqmu.edu.cn.
Li WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. wangli1983_1314@163.com.

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General Project of Chongqing Natural Science Foundation CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0431Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission 21SKGH026Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission 23SKGH053
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backgroundChina's 2021 three-child policy aims to counter population aging and low fertility rates. Chongqing, being the largest economy and the most densely populated city in Southwest China, lacks a survey on the willingness among childbearing-age women to have a third child. This study is dedicated to understanding the willingness of childbearing-age women in Chongqing to have a third child under the new fertility policy and analyzing its determinants to provide a theoretical reference for the change in fertility situation and policy implementation in Chongqing.

methodsConvenience sampling selected 652 childbearing-age women recruited in the Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from May to August 2024. Based on descriptive analysis and single-factor analyses, a multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyze the determinants of willingness to have a third child.

resultsThe willingness to have a third child among childbearing-age women in Chongqing was only 3.2%. The ideal number of children, the number of existing children, and household registration were the main factors influencing the willingness to have a third child among childbearing-age women in Chongqing City. Economic factors and child-rearing costs were especially critical.

conclusionThe willingness to have a third child among childbearing-age women in Chongqing City is low overall, and the effect of the three-child policy is limited. It needs to be continuously improved at the government, societal, family, and individual levels to enhance the willingness to have a third child among childbearing-age women in Chongqing.

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Family CharacteristicsFamily Planning PolicyAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultChildbearing-age womenDeterminantsThree-child policyWillingness to have a third child

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