Alipour Zahra, Ghaedrahmati Maryam, Taghvi Sepide
Department of Midwifery, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 15;15(1):25552. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-11708-1.
Climate change has significantly altered global ecosystems, including population dynamics, and consequently, decisions regarding childbearing. Climate change is considered one of the factors influencing childbearing intention. Therefore, the present study was conducted to explore the determinants of childbearing intention in women and men of reproductive age in the climate change era in Iran. The present qualitative study employs a conventional content analysis approach. The participants comprised 40 men and women of reproductive age residing in Qom, who were selected from February to July 2024 through purposive sampling while adhering to the principle of maximum diversity and were included in the study after providing informed consent. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews until theoretical saturation was achieved and were analyzed concurrently. During the inductive data analysis process, 360 codes and 5 main categories with 16 subcategories emerged. The main categories encompassed "Climate Change Awareness and Its Perceived Relevance to Childbearing Intention," "Ethical Dilemmas and Parental Responsibility," "Environmental and Economic Barriers to Childbearing," "Health Implications of Climate Change," and "Policy Demands for Climate-Resilient Parenthood." Childbearing intentions in the climate change era are shaped by a dynamic interplay of environmental, economic, health, and cultural factors. This understanding emphasizes the necessity of implementing multidisciplinary solutions to protect human health and fertility rates in the context of climate change.
气候变化已显著改变全球生态系统，包括人口动态，进而影响生育决策。气候变化被视为影响生育意愿的因素之一。因此，本研究旨在探讨伊朗气候变化时代育龄男女的生育意愿决定因素。本定性研究采用传统内容分析法。参与者包括40名居住在库姆的育龄男女，他们于2024年2月至7月通过目的抽样选取，遵循最大多样性原则，在提供知情同意后纳入研究。通过半结构化个人访谈收集数据，直至达到理论饱和，并同时进行分析。在归纳数据分析过程中，出现了360个代码和5个主要类别，包括16个子类别。主要类别包括“气候变化意识及其与生育意愿的感知相关性”、“伦理困境与父母责任”、“生育的环境和经济障碍”、“气候变化对健康的影响”以及“气候适应型育儿的政策需求”。气候变化时代的生育意愿受到环境、经济、健康和文化因素的动态相互作用的影响。这一认识强调了在气候变化背景下实施多学科解决方案以保护人类健康和生育率的必要性。
