title: [Change in reproductive behavior in Germany compared with the rest of Europe].
abstract: When the processes involved in the decline of the birth rate are analysed very often no distinction is made between voluntary and involuntary childlessness. The article presents a comparative overview of the international development of fertility and highlights the consequences of this development in Europe. In the second part of this article the development of the birth rate in Germany and its consequences are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie/Psychosomatik, Abt. für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Stephanstr. 11, 04103 Leipzig. brae@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.forename: Yve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stöbel-Richter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior