Second birth intentions and its influencing factors among reproductive-aged women: a cross-sectional study conducted in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study investigated second birth intentions and its influencing factors among reproductive-aged women in Shandong Province, China, within the context of the Universal Two-Child Policy (UTCP).

Background

Refining fertility policies and enhancing fertility rates constitute pivotal strategies for China to mitigate the challenges posed by population aging. Understanding fertility intention and its influencing factors is the foundation for refining fertility policies and enhancing fertility rates. As a traditional populous province of China, it has some representativeness to explore the second-birth intentions and their influencing factors of reproductive-aged women in Shandong Province within the context of the UTCP.

Methods

A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

SUBMITTER: Cui W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12597926 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature