Essays about: "babies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the word babies.

  1. 1. Babies on a Budget: How the Cost of Child-Rearing Affects Fertility in Japan

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Malkolm Banker; Malin Lundblad; [2023]
    Keywords : fertility; family planning; panel data; child-rearing costs; child penalty;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between child-rearing costs and fertility in Japan. Using panel data from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers, we investigate the issue through two distinct approaches. Firstly, we construct a proxy for expected child-rearing costs and attempt to find a link to the propensity of having children. READ MORE

  3. 2. Healthcare workers’ experiences of reproductive and maternal healthcare : a minor field study in Tanzania

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Isabella Best; Jennifer Straatman; [2023]
    Keywords : Experiences; Maternal healthcare; Maternal mortality; Reproduction; Tanzania; Mödrahälsovård; Mödradödlighet; Reproduktion; Tanzania; Upplevelser;

    Abstract : Background  Maternal health is described as the health a woman experiences during pregnancy, delivery and after the baby is born. Every year an estimation is made that 210 million women are pregnant and 140 million babies are being born. READ MORE

  4. 3. House Price and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Taiwan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Samuel Attafuah; Ko-Cheng Chang; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : House Price; Fertility; Taiwan; Realized Fertility RF ; Fertility Intentions LF ; Fertility Gap FG ;

    Abstract : Given the concurrent incidence of falling birth rates and increasing house prices experienced in Taiwan over the past two decades, the current thesis examines the role of house prices on fertility-related behaviors and outcomes among Taiwanese households. Acknowledging that housing is a major cost associated with childrearing and the theoretical assumption that children are normal goods, we hypothesize that house price inflation will adversely impact fertility and that current non-homeowners are the most affected due to the “resource exhaustion effect”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Birth in Power, Case study of homebirth in France and its link to sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Gabrielle Artus; [2022]
    Keywords : Homebirth; Ecofeminism; Empowerment; Nature; Animality; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : If homebirth can offer better outcomes than hospital-birth why do so few French women make this choice? The literature review on birth in France shows an increasing critique of overmedicalization. Through an Ecofeminist approach, conducting a qualitative questionnaire and interviews I found women choosing homebirth seek intimacy, respect and to avoid fear-based protocols and hospitals' violence. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hello Phototherapy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Nan Jiang; [2022]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This project aims to design a wearable phototherapy for neonatal jaundice medical care. Beginning with ergonomics research, the design also focus on mechanical structure and material to enhance medical efficiency, to achieve affordable cost, and to provide users with easy operation and safe characteristics. READ MORE