The relationship between birth intervals and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in six low and lower-middle income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to high fertility rates in some low and lower-middle income countries, the interval between pregnancies can be short, which may lead to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Methods

We analyzed data from women enrolled in the NICHD Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR) from 2013 through 2018. We report maternal characteristics and outcomes in relationship to the inter-delivery interval (IDI, time from previous delivery [live or stillborn] to the delivery of the index birth), by category of 6-17 months (short), 18-36 months (reference), 37-60 months, and 61-180 months (long). We used non-parametric tests for maternal characteristics, and multivariable logistic regression models for outcomes, controlling for differences in baseline characteris

SUBMITTER: Bauserman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature