Fertility awareness, intentions concerning childbearing, and attitudes towards parenthood among female and male academics
Fertility awareness, intentions concerning childbearing, and attitudes towards parenthood among female and male academics
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DOI：
10.1093/humrep/dei367
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发表时间：
2006-02-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Tydén, T
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作者：
Lampic, C;Svanberg, AS;Tydén, T
背景：推迟分娩在西方国家越来越普遍，特别是在受过高等教育的群体中。妇女和男子在多大程度上意识到女性生育率与年龄有关的下降，这一点相对来说并不清楚。目的是调查大学生对未来父母身份的意向和态度以及他们对女性生育的认识。方法：邮寄调查随机选择的样本222名女性（74%的响应）和179名男性（60%的响应）大学生。结果：在瑞典的女性和男性大学生在很大程度上是积极的态度，为人父母，并希望有孩子。与男子相比，妇女对兼顾工作和子女的问题更为关注。妇女和男子对妇女怀孕的机会都有过于乐观的看法。大约一半的女性打算在35岁以后生育，并且没有充分意识到女性生育能力在30多岁后期与年龄相关的下降。结论：大学生计划在女性生育率下降的年龄生孩子，但没有充分意识到生育率与年龄有关的下降。这增加了这一群体非自愿不孕的风险，鉴于他们对父母身份的高度重视，这一点令人担忧。
BACKGROUND: Postponing childbirth is becoming increasingly common in Western countries, especially among groups with higher education qualifications. It is relatively unknown to what extent women and men are aware of the age-related decline in female fertility. The aim was to investigate university students' intentions and attitudes to future parenthood and their awareness regarding female fertility. METHODS: Postal survey of a randomly selected sample of 222 female (74% response) and 179 male (60% response) university students. RESULTS: Female and male university students in Sweden have largely positive attitudes towards parenthood and want to have children. Women, in comparison to men, were significantly more concerned about problems related to combining work and children. Both women and men had overly optimistic perceptions of women's chances of becoming pregnant. About half of women intended to have children after age 35 years and were not sufficiently aware of the age-related decline of female fecundity in the late 30s. CONCLUSIONS: University students plan to have children at ages when female fertility is decreased without being sufficiently aware of the age-related decline in fertility. This increases the risk of involuntary infertility in this group, which is alarming in view of the great importance they put on parenthood.