The causal effect of a family planning intervention on women’s contraceptive use and birth spacing
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200279119
Abstract: Significance Improving access to family planning may promote contraceptive use after childbirth and reduce the likelihood of closely spaced high-risk births; however, empirical evidence for these claims is limited. We present findings from a field… read more here.
Keywords: family; family planning; planning intervention; contraceptive use ... See more keywords
Invited Commentary: Promise and Pitfalls of the Sibling Comparison Design in Studies of Optimal Birth Spacing
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy195
Abstract: Numerous observational studies have shown that infants born after short interpregnancy intervals (the interval between birth and subsequent conception) are more likely to experience adverse perinatal outcomes than infants born following longer intervals. Yet it… read more here.
Keywords: birth spacing; sibling comparison; studies optimal; optimal birth ... See more keywords
Predictors of Child’s Health in Pakistan and the Moderating Role of Birth Spacing
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031759
Abstract: There is a consensus that better health should be viewed both as a means and an end to achieve development. The level of development should be judged by the health status of the population and… read more here.
Keywords: health; moderating role; role birth; child health ... See more keywords