“It’s an admission that invites suspicion and pity. To be a thirtysomething woman in 2009 and not want a child so desperately that you think you might die is simply not allowed,” writes Polly Vernon ...

A new study compares people’s attitudes towards voluntary childlessness across 27 countries and finds that different results may emerge depending on whether the measurement focuses on social ...

Sociologický Časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Vol. 42, No. 5 (ŘÍJEN 2006), pp. 937-951 (15 pages) While fertility rates in Western countries are low and the number of people who will remain ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) In Nepali society, there is a general assumption that couples must have children after marriage. Due to societal pressure couples seek different medical treatments if they are ...

Research on voluntary childlessness has implications for at least three kinds of situations wherein social policies are formulated and enacted: first, the relationship between citizens and politicians ...

I could give you a quick answer here: U.S. birth rates have declined, so compared to many women in America, you’re perfectly normal — just one of a growing number of adults who are having it all ...

Meanwhile, the rate of voluntary childlessness grew from 5-6% in the 1916-1955 cohort to 9-10% in the 1956-75 cohort. Dr. Skjeldestad concludes that the data offer valuable insight into infertility ...

A recent study has highlighted the strong correlation between intelligence and childlessness. Satoshi Kanazawa, a researcher at the London School of Economics who conducted the study, concluded that a ...

The incidence of primary involuntary childlessness, the rate of women seeking treatment for infertility, as well as the success rate of assisted reproductive technology all increased in birth cohorts ...