Birth interval less than 2 years and more than 4 years can bring a risk for mother and baby. This review study aimed to identify factors that influence birth interval among couple in childbearing age. This literature review searched by three electronic databases (PubMed, Google Schoolar, and DOAJ) for previous studies using a cross-sectional, case-control study, cohort study, or systematic review study published between 2016 until 2020 for empirical studies on the topic with inclusion and exclusion criteria, with keyword to search empirical studies is “jarak kehamilan”, “factor birth interval”, “factor interpregnancy interval”, “determinant birth interval”. From this study, it’s be found 14 studies which appropriate with inclusion criteria. Include studies were found two-factor influence birth interval; internal factor (n=14) and external factor (n=9). Based on 14 studies obtained, it be found 8 factors influence birth interval from couples in childbearing age. Internal factors that influence birth interval is mother age, birth history, contraception use before pregnancy, breastfeeding history, planned pregnancy, sex child before. External factors influence birth interval is mother education and husband support. Keywords: Birth interval, couples in childbearing age, factors influence

Poems can be used to express the writer's response to the issues emerging around his social life. This paper aims at finding out how the language is used in the poems of Lanang Setiawan in Javanese of Tegal. The source of the data is three collections of his poems entitled Tegal Sumbu Pendek, Tegal Melawan and Ndoro Binyak. The colleted data are in the forms of utterances analyzed based on speech act theory proposed by some experts. The finding shows that directive speech acts in the poems are realized both directly and indirectly. The direct directive speech acts are expressed in the forms of imperative sentences, while the indirect directive spech acts are realized in the form of declarative sentences with the expression of need, desire, and expectation. The factors influencing the directness of the directive speech acts are the distance and power between the speakers and the hearers.