Birth-interval dynamics in rural Bangladesh and maternal weight

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10969652
AutoresKathleen Ford (0000-0003-0822-6779, University of Michigan, autor de correspondencia), Sandra L Huffman (Center to Prevent Childhood Malnutrition, 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 204, Bethesda, Maryland 20814), A K M Alauddin Chowdhury (Johns Hopkins University), Stan Becker (0000-0002-3251-9152, Johns Hopkins University), Hubert Allen (Johns Hopkins University), Hubert A Allen (Johns Hopkins University), Jane Menken (0000-0002-0008-0325, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104)
Año1989
Volumen26
Número3
Páginas425-437
Fecha de publicación1989-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDemography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790
EditorialDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2061602
OpenAlexW4301437083
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas22

This article reports on the results of a study conducted in rural Bangladesh on the influence of maternal weight on the components of birth intervals, including gestation and intrauterine mortality, the duration of postpartum amenorrhea, and the duration of waiting time to conception (the menstrual interval). When biological factors (in-cluding maternal age, parity, and supplementation practices) and behavioral variables, including religion, education, and occupation, were controlled, maternal weight was found to be related to the risk of intrauterine mortality and to the probability of resuming menses in the postpartum period. The implications of these findings for policies and programs in developing countries are discussed

Amenorrhea · Biology · Birth weight · Developing country · Duration (music · Environmental health · Fertility · Marital status · Obstetrics · Parity (physics · Population · Pregnancy · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Medicine