“The future is unstable”: Exploring changing fertility intentions in the United Kingdom during the COVID‐19 pandemic

ConclusionWhile studies conducted at the beginning of the pandemic found that fertility intentions became more anti-natal, we found little overall change in fertility intentions in January 2021. Our findings of small pro-natal and anti-natal changes in fertility intentions align with emerging UK birth rate data for 2021, which show minimal change in the total fertility rate in response to the pandemic.

Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Alyce Raybould, Monika Mynarska, Rebecca Sear Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research