Relation of birth spacing with birth weight, morbidity and mortality of the Newborn

Relationships between pregnancy spacing, sex of infants, maternal age, and birth order, and neonatal and post‐neonatal mortality in Bangladesh

“…Social Biology tality is inversely related to the length of the preceding interval (Bhalla et al, 1974;Chowdhury, 1975;Wolfers and Scrimshaw, 1975). The studies from developing countries suggest that the major cause for the higher infant mortality associated with short intervals is the depletion of maternal resources resulting from a succession of closely spaced pregnancies (Potter et al, 1965;Wolfers and Scrimshaw, 1975).…”

“…Most studies of the relationship between pregnancy spacing and infant mortality show that neonatal mortality is higher following short intervals and prolonged intervals with the lowest risk being for those infants preceded by intervals 11 to 24 months (Bhalla et al, 1974;Chowdhury, 1975;Potter et al, 1965;Wolfers and Scrimshaw, 1975 …”