Voluntarily childless and parental couples: A comparison of their lifestyle characteristics

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Ramu
Keyword(s):  
Voluntarily Childless

scholarly journals IBD in pregnancy: recent advances, practical management

2020 ◽  
pp. flgastro-2019-101371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian P Selinger ◽  
Catherine Nelson-Piercy ◽  
Aileen Fraser ◽  
Veronica Hall ◽  
Jimmy Limdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Care ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Normal Pregnancy ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Relative Indication ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Maintenance Of Remission ◽  
In Pregnancy

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) poses complex issues in pregnancy, but with high-quality care excellent pregnancy outcomes are achievable. In this article, we review the current evidence and recommendations for pregnant women with IBD and aim to provide guidance for clinicians involved in their care. Many women with IBD have poor knowledge about pregnancy-related issues and a substantial minority remains voluntarily childless. Active IBD is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, low for gestation weight and fetal loss. With the exception of methotrexate and tofacitinib the risk of a flare outweighs the risk of IBD medication and maintenance of remission from IBD should be the main of care. Most women with IBD will experience a normal pregnancy and can have a vaginal delivery. Active perianal Crohn’s disease is an absolute and ileal pouch surgery a relative indication for a caesarean section. Breast feeding is beneficial to the infant and the risk from most IBD medications is negligible.

scholarly journals Life Stories of Voluntarily Childless Older People: A Retrospective View on Their Reasons and Experiences

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2094990
Author(s):  
Hannelore Stegen ◽  
Lise Switsers ◽  
Liesbeth De Donder
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Social Critic ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Retrospective View ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Life Course

This article investigates the reasons for and experiences of voluntary childlessness throughout the life course. Thirteen voluntarily childless people aged 60 years and older (Belgium) were interviewed using the McAdams approach (2005). Four profiles were derived from the reasons given for voluntary childlessness: the “liberated careerist,” the “social critic,” the “acquiescent partner,” and “voluntarily childless because of life course circumstances.” Results further indicate that older people experience feelings of acceptance, loss (missing familiarity with current trends, being helped, and children’s company), and relief concerning their voluntary childlessness. Moreover, they rarely seem to regret their choice. The discussion indicates the existence of voluntary childlessness among older people, a phenomenon sometimes questioned in the existing scientific literature. As part of a diverse target group, each of these older adults has their personal reasons and experiences regarding childlessness.

scholarly journals Voluntary or Involuntary Childlessness? Socio-Demographic Factors and Childlessness Intentions among Childless Finnish Men and Women aged 25-44

2010 ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneli Miettinen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Intentional Childlessness ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Personal Accounts

Lifetime childlessness is expected to increase in the future. Recent research suggests that also voluntary childlessness in increasing among young adults. As childbearing decisions are increasingly based on individual preferences and choices it is believed that also those who do not favor family life with children can now more freely express their preferences. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of voluntary childlessness among Finnish young adults and factors associated with it. Data come from Finnish Social Relationships and Well-being Survey, conducted in 2008 among 25-44-year-old childless or one-child men and women. This study focuses on childless respondents (N=1244). Two types of intentional childlessness are distinguished. Persons are classified as voluntarily childless if they do not intend to have children and prefer life without children. Those, who also have no intentions to have children, but whose personal ideal number of children is above zero are defined as persons who have relinquished parenthood intentions. Childhood characteristics are found to predict voluntary childlessness more, while socioeconomic circumstances and lack of a suitable partner explain relinquished parenthood intentions. Respondents personal accounts on the reasons behind their childbearing choices support the findings from multivariate analyses.

scholarly journals When men choose to be childless: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogene Smith ◽  
Tess Knight ◽  
Richard Fletcher ◽  
Jacqui A. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Role Choices

A growing number of individuals expressly choose to remain childless, yet research exploring these intentions in men remains scarce. This study examines the experiences, subjective reasoning, and decision-making processes of voluntarily childless Australian men near the median age for first-time fatherhood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 Australian-resident men (28–34 years; M = 31; SD = 1.48). Participants were selected from the Men and Parenting Pathways longitudinal cohort study ( N = 609) based on having stated they did not want to have children “at all.” Data were collected and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Analysis identified a superordinate theme; Fatherhood: The door is still ajar, which was marked by the men’s reluctance to unequivocally commit to a childless future. Subordinate themes were The Realization, The Talk (or lack of…), The Rationale, and The Pressure. At the normative age for transitioning to parenthood, role choices are salient. Overall, men’s decision-making process to not have children appears to be fluid and influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Despite changing social trends and acceptance of divergent life trajectories, these men are acutely aware that their intentions place them outside the norm. In policy and practice, it is important to recognize the changing norms around fatherhood timing and support voluntarily childless men and couples in constructing their identities, life course, incongruent decisions, and relationships.

Evaluations of Gender Deviants: The Case of Voluntarily Childless Women

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina J. Casad ◽  
Carie Reese ◽  
Brandon Nakawaki ◽  
Tracey Mofidi ◽  
Michelle Irvin
Keyword(s):  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Childless Women

Orientations Towards Voluntary Childlessness

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances E. Baum
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
Intensive Interview ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Interview Survey

SummaryThis paper reports on a study of decision-making among voluntarily childless couples that was conducted in Britain. The discussion is based on evidence from an intensive interview survey with 38 childless husbands and wives. Four main orientations towards childlessness have been delineated, hedonistic, idealistic, emotional and practical. These are based on the decision-making processes childless couples go through. Each orientation is described, showing that childless individuals can differ markedly in their attitude towards not having children and in their values and ideas about life in general. It is maintained that these differences are important in understanding the complexities of voluntary childlessness and can have practical value in studying aspects of the phenomenon, such as forecasting changes in the pattern of childlessness.

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