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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1978 24(3):103-106; doi:10.1093/tropej/24.3.103
© 1978 by Oxford University Press
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Early Childhood Survivorship Related to the Subsequent Interpregnancy Interval and Outcome of the Subsequent Pregnancy

INGRID SWENSON, Resident Advisor

Johns Hopkins University Fertility Research Project Dacca, Bangladesh

Childhood mortality is significantly higher among children whose birth is followed by another pregnancy in less than 12 months compared to children whose birth is followed by another pregnancy in greater than 12 months. This observation is true both when the second pregnancy of the interval results in a live or a non-live birth. Among children followed by intervals less than 12 months, there are no significant differences between those followed by another live birth or a non-live birth. These results suggest that the shorter intervals are associated with a lower survivorship of the older child; however, the period of competition from the second closely spaced pregnancy does not appear to have a significant effect on the survivorship of the older child.


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