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Child Survivorship and Pregnancy Spacing in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Barbara Janowitz  and
Douglas J. Nichols
Barbara Janowitz
Affiliation:
International Fertility Research Program, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Douglas J. Nichols
Affiliation:
International Fertility Research Program, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Summary

Using data collected over a 12-month period (1977–78) from more than 15,000 hospital deliveries at a single maternity hospital in Tehran, Iran, we have examined the effects of previous pregnancy outcomes, breast-feeding and contraceptive use on birth spacing. The outcomes of previous pregnancies, particularly the most recent, significantly affect the length of the pregnancy interval, and so does breast-feeding. Pregnancy outcomes influence both breast-feeding and subsequent contraceptive behaviour, and breast-feeding adds to the degree of protection against pregnancy afforded by conventional contraception. Improved survivorship increases the length of pregnancy intervals most when it results in increased use of contraception and when breast-feeding is commonly practised for extended periods.

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Original Articles
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 1983 , pp. 35 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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