… has examined YEHs’ social networks and norms in relationship to their pregnancy attitudes.
This is a surprising gap in the literature, considering that pregnancy and decision-making in …

… , we document the presence of an overarching societal norm against teen pregnancy in the
… and enforcement of norms about teens’ sexual decision making was primarily considered the …

… Social norms surrounding sexuality, pregnancy, and childbearing may help guide women's
… in the case of fertility and sexuality-related decisions and behaviors. Thus, the present study …

… Examples of adherence to social norms may be the decision to give birth at home, to
conceal the pregnancy, to consult traditional healers, and to be subservient to the mother-in-law …

… As we explored social norms in the context of fertility and … oped definitional decision rules to
guide our decision making (… the injunctive norm that she not become pregnant and the social …

… decision makers must be cognizant of the need for additional high‐risk obstetric and neonatal
health services when societal norms … have intended to become pregnant, younger women …

… ) the prevention of a further pregnancy. This is how I believe decisions are made on family
size, … diminished; it is true it means fewer pregnancies over the reproductive period of life. The …

… may lead women to consider pregnancy, other factors may play an important role in pregnancy
decisions.Having or wanting children is generally accepted as the norm for women in the …

… Social norms about adults’ nonmarital pregnancy thus appear to vary for different groups of
Americans, but norms against teenage nonmarital pregnancy … situation of deciding whether to …

… Finally, given that more than four in five respondents (84.9%) reported that child marriage
may happen because of pregnancy in their community, we investigated the possibility that …