Framing reproductive narratives: A thematic discourse analysis of news representations of childlessness in 86 countries (2015–2025)

Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim, Wenqian Xu, Yi Hyun Kang, Huzeifa Aweesha, Rashmi Rashmi, Paul Joseph Amani, Venosa Mushi, Rockli Kim, Julia Schröders

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005695
Published: 2026-03-11
Container: PLOS Global Public Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0005695,
  title = {Framing reproductive narratives: A thematic discourse analysis of news representations of childlessness in 86 countries (2015–2025)},
  author = {Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim and Wenqian Xu and Yi Hyun Kang and Huzeifa Aweesha and Rashmi Rashmi and Paul Joseph Amani and Venosa Mushi and Rockli Kim and Julia Schröders},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0005695},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005695}
}

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AU  - Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim
AU  - Wenqian Xu
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AU  - Huzeifa Aweesha
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AU  - Venosa Mushi
AU  - Rockli Kim
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Taqwim, S. F., Xu, W., Kang, Y. H., Aweesha, H., Rashmi, R., Amani, P. J., Mushi, V., Kim, R., & Schröders, J. (2026). Framing reproductive narratives: A thematic discourse analysis of news representations of childlessness in 86 countries (2015–2025). PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005695

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