How the West "invented" fertility restriction

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Unreal Wages? Real Income and Economic Growth in England, 1260–1850 (2019, background): “…in the aftermath of the Black Death and the ensuing growth of pastoral farming allegedly caused a swing in diets ‘from corn to horn’ (Campbell, 2000; Voigtländer and Voth, 2013), that is, away from cereals towards higher quality foodstuffs like meat and dairy products, which, while plausible,…”
Does the European Marriage Pattern Explain Economic Growth? (2014, background): “In other variants, women’s superior position under the EMP made fertility responsive to economic signals, ensuring capital accumulation which in turn caused growth (Voigtlander and Voth 2006, 2013).”
The Three Horsemen of Riches: Plague, War, and Urbanization in Early Modern Europe (2013, unknown): “Elsewhere, we argue that EMP contributed importantly to intra-European divergence (Voigtländer and Voth, 2011).”
The Wages of Women in England, 1260–1850 (2015, background): “The Black Death “raises land-labor ratios and thus wages … raising female employment opportunities outside the peasant household … increased in turn lowered population pressure in a Malthusian setting and helped to keep wages high …” (Voigtländer and Voth 2013, p. 2229, p. 2260).”