"It changed the atmosphere surrounding the baby I did have": Making sense of reproduction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study examines the schemas that women employed during the COVID-19 pandemic to make sense of their reproductive desires.

Background: Existing research on reproduction during epidemics suggests that there are variable population responses to periods of long-term social uncertainty. However, less is known about how individuals make sense of maintaining or adapting their reproductive desires during periods of social upheaval.