International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

How Pronatalist Framing of Family Policies in Iran and Türkiye Have Unwittingly Entrenched the Medicalization of Childbirth

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors
1 Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
2 Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Dear Editor,

 

An expanding array of low-fertility societies across the Global North and Global South have recently turned toward renewed family explicitly pronatalist policy agendas,1 a shift that prominently includes Iran and Türkiye. Today, these two countries are amongst top 20 countries with the highest population with almost parallel populations. ... (Read more...)


Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 July 2026

  • Received Date 25 April 2026
  • Revised Date 18 May 2026
  • Accepted Date 26 July 2026
  • First Published Date 28 July 2026
  • Published Date 28 July 2026