Uninformed decision-making and regret about delaying childbearing decisions: A cross-sectional study.
Aim
The aim of this study was to examine regret over the timing of the childbearing decision and reasons for its delay.


Design
A cross-sectional study.


Methods
This cross-sectional study included 219 women and 169 men referred to fertility facilities in Japan from July-December 2018. Participants completed a questionnaire on the reasons for their delay in childbearing decision and the degree of regret regarding their decision. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the association between degree of regret and the reasons for the delay.


Results
The top three reasons for the delay in childbearing decision in women were "Establishing the relationship," "Health problems," and "Financial security." The top three reasons in men were "Establishing the relationship," "Financial security," and "Lack of fertility knowledge." Multiple linear regression showed that lack of fertility knowledge was associated with regret over the timing of childbearing decisions in women and men.
['Adachi|Tomoko|T|0000-0002-5168-3847', 'Endo|Masayuki|M|', 'Ohashi|Kazutomo|K|']
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D003657:Decision Making D004644:Emotions D005260:Female D005298:Fertility D006801:Humans D007564:Japan D008297:Male
regret fertility knowledge decision‐making reproductive behaviour