Perceived Conflicting Desires to Delay the First Birth: A Household-Level Exploration in Nepal | Zendy

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Perceived Conflicting Desires to Delay the First Birth: A Household-Level Exploration in Nepal

Author(s) -

Diamond-Smith,

Plaza,

Puri,

Minakshi Dahal,

Weiser,

Harper

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international perspectives on sexual and reproductive health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.774

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1944-0405

pISSN - 1944-0391

DOI - 10.1363/46e9420

Subject(s) - fertility , context (archaeology) , thematic analysis , norm (philosophy) , single mothers , psychology , daughter , sociology , population , gender studies , demographic economics , social psychology , qualitative research , developmental psychology , demography , economics , political science , geography , law , social science , archaeology

It is accepted as the norm that couples in South Asia begin childbearing immediately after marriage and that, even if they would like to delay, they are pressured to have children by household members. Little research, however, has explored the desire to delay childbearing among newly married couples and their household members in Nepal-a setting with changing marriage formation patterns, increasing women's education and falling fertility.

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