Effects of birth spacing on maternal, perinatal, infant, and child health: a systematic review of causal mechanisms

A Conde‐Agudelo, A Rosas‐Bermudez… - Studies in family …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review of 58 observational studies identified hypothetical causal
mechanisms explaining the effects of short and long intervals between pregnancies on …

The associations of birth intervals with small-for-gestational-age, preterm, and neonatal and infant mortality: a meta-analysis

N Kozuki, ACC Lee, MF Silveira, CG Victora, L Adair… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Short and long birth intervals have previously been linked to adverse neonatal
outcomes. However, much of the existing literature uses cross-sectional studies, from which …

Maternal deaths averted by contraceptive use: an analysis of 172 countries

S Ahmed, Q Li, L Liu, AO Tsui - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Family planning is one of the four pillars of the Safe Motherhood Initiative to
reduce maternal death in develo** countries. We aimed to estimate the effect of …

Neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: trends and determinants

Y Mekonnen, B Tensou, DS Telake, T Degefie… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The Ethiopian neonatal mortality rate constitutes 42% of under-5
deaths. We aimed to examine the trends and determinants of Ethiopian neonatal mortality …

[HTML][HTML] When and where birth spacing matters for child survival: an international comparison using the DHS

J Molitoris, K Barclay, M Kolk - Demography, 2019 - read.dukeupress.edu
A large body of research has found an association between short birth intervals and the risk
of infant mortality in develo** countries, but recent work on other perinatal outcomes from …

Family planning programs for the 21st century: rationale and design

J Bongaarts, JC Cleland, J Townsend… - 2012 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Family planning improves health, reduces poverty, and empowers women. Yet, today, more
than 200 million women in the develo** world want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a …

Scaling up family planning to reduce maternal and child mortality: the potential costs and benefits of modern contraceptive use in South Africa

L Chola, S McGee, A Tugendhaft, E Buchmann… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Family planning contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and child
mortality. However, many women still do not use modern contraception and the numbers of …

Women's education, contraception use, and high-risk fertility behavior: a cross-sectional analysis of the demographic and health survey in Ethiopia

BT Woldeamanuel, GT Gessese, TG Demie… - Frontiers in Global …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background High-risk fertility behavior (HRFB) among women is the main factor in a wide
range of detrimental effects on both the mother's and the child's health, which has an impact …

Negative effects of short birth interval on child mortality in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MZ Islam, A Billah, MM Islam, M Rahman… - Journal of global …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Eight databases, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO,
Cochrane Library, Popline, and Maternity and Infant Care, were searched, covering the …

Are well functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems associated with better health outcomes?

DE Phillips, C AbouZahr, AD Lopez, L Mikkelsen… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
In this Series paper, we examine whether well functioning civil registration and vital statistics
(CRVS) systems are associated with improved population health outcomes. We present a …