RESUMEN ANTECEDENTES: El período intergenésico es importante para la planificación
de embarazos subsecuentes a partos, cesáreas y abortos. Actualmente existe falta de …

Background Short birth intervals increase risk for adverse maternal and infant outcomes
including preterm birth, low birth weight (LBW), and infant mortality. Although postpartum …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between interpregnancy interval and maternal–
neonate health when matching women to their successive pregnancies to control for …

Objective To re-evaluate the causal effect of interpregnancy interval on adverse birth
outcomes, on the basis that previous studies relying on between mother comparisons may …

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative assessment aimed at exploring knowledge,
attitudes, and practices regarding family planning and factors that influence the need for and …

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have shown that pregnancy loss may affect the mental health
of women in subsequent pregnancies. The China Anhui Birth Defects and Child …

Introduction Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women
will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills or support they need. Sixty …

Objective The primary objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of integrating
family planning service components into infant immunization services to increase modern …

Optimal birth spacing (defined as a birth spacing of 24–59 months) is incontrovertibly linked
to better health outcomes for both mothers and babies. Using the most recent available …

Interpregnancy interval—the time from the end of one pregnancy to the conception of the
subsequent one—can be potentially modified. The critical question is whether such …