| Summary: | A study was conducted to investigate the effects of partners' childbearing plans on the rate of subsequent childbearing among Swedish couples. Findings reveal that of the couples in which both partners said they definitely planned to have another child, 44 percent had a child within two years. If neither partner intended to have another child, less than 2 percent of couples had a child. If the partners had opposing childbearing plans, 6 percent of couples had a birth. Disagreements were just as likely to be resolved in favor of the woman as the man, and effects of partners' intentions on the birth hazard did not depend on the couple's gender arrangements, family ideologies, or marital status.
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