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A partner‐specific critique of mistimed and unwanted fertility

Results from an analysis of the 2017–2019 United States National Survey of Family Growth

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ID12775889
AuthorsSara Yeatman (0000-0002-5991-6473, corresponding author), Christie Sennott (0000-0002-3760-6271)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue3
Pages122-128
Publication date2023-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1538-6341 • E-ISSN: 1931-2393
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1363/psrh.12236
PMID37394765
OpenAlexW4382918473
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Despite a long history in fertility research, the standard approach to measuring mistimed and unwanted fertility is both conceptually and operationally flawed. In the context of complicated sexual and reproductive lives that do not start and end with a single partner, researchers should reevaluate the usefulness of the constructs of mistimed and unwanted fertility. We conclude by offering recommendations for analysts and survey designers as well as by calling for a move away from the terms entirely to focus instead on the pregnancies that women themselves view as most problematic

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · National Survey of Family Growth · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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