Ter ou não ter?: Uma revisão da literatura sobre casais sem filhos por opção

摘要: This article presents a narrative review of national and international studies about voluntarily childless couples. It discusses the concept "voluntarily childlessness", decision not to have children according perspective couple, marital relationship in this context, individual family life cycle those couples, as well their with social network. Studies on topic questioned some preconceived ideas these couples: they would present major difficulties relationships be psychologically more vulnerable than couples who chose children. Note that option for having is complex it exerts potential impact development relationship. Voluntarily comprise diverse group regard reasons underlying way which deal it.