Optimal birth spacing refers to resting period between pregnancies that allows the mother
time to recuperate from pregnancy, labor and lactation. Long time period between births …

Introduction Birth spacing is the time gaps between two consecutive life births. Optimal
spacing until the next pregnancy is the resting period that allows the mother time to recover …

Background Birth spacing is key in ensuring the health of mothers and their children as well
as determining population growth. Most of the mothers in developing nations including …

Background The effect of short birth interval on socio-economic, negative maternal and child
health outcomes remains common in developing countries. This study aimed to assess …

Background: Optimal birth spacing plays a critical role in promoting perinatal health.
However, in Ethiopia, many women still have shorter birth intervals than they would prefer …

BACKGROUND: Short birth intervals and unintended pregnancies pose serious health risks
to mothers and their infants by causing unnecessary high risk of pregnancy related …

Background Closely spaced birth increases the risk of adverse maternal and child health
outcomes. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of short birth spacing was highly variable across …

Background Longer intervals between consecutive births decrease the number of children a
woman can have. This results in beneficial effects on population size and on the health …

Background. One of the key strategies to reduce fertility and promote the health status of
mothers and their children is adhering to optimal birth spacing. However, women still have …

Background: Ethiopia is one of Sub-Saharan Africa countries in which high fertility (5.4 births
per woman) is observed. Family planning programs have always been considered as the …