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An Imperfect Contraceptive Society: Fertility and Contraception in Italy
2009
Population and Development Review
Italy represents an unexpected and in some ways paradoxical outcome in terms of fertility control: a drop to one of the lowest birth rates in the world has been accompanied by the preponderant use of "traditional" methods despite the availability of "modern" contraception. Using data from 349 interviews conducted in 2005-2006 in four Italian cities, we argue that Italian women achieve "unplanned" AND desired conceptions through the use of withdrawal and natural methods. While data from other
doi:10.1111/j.1728-4457.2009.00296.x
pmid:25045191
pmcid:PMC4100579
fatcat:2qlujnry4bfmljbn2chbp727ta