Birth spacing, pregnancy spacing, inter-birth interval (IBI) or inter-pregnancy interval refers to how soon after a prior pregnancy a woman becomes pregnant or gives birth again. There are health risks associated both with pregnancies placed closely together and those placed far apart, but the majority of health risks are associated with births that occur too close together.[1] The WHO recommends 24 months between pregnancies.[2] A shorter interval may be appropriate if the pregnancy ended in abortion or miscarriage, typically 6 months.[3][2] If the mother has had a prior C-section, it is advisable to wait before giving birth again due to the risk of uterine rupture in the mother during childbirth, with recommendations of a minimum inter-delivery interval ranging from a year to three years. Pregnancy intervals longer than five years are associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia.[4] The global public health burden of short inter-pregnancy intervals is substantial.[2] Family planning can help increase inter-pregnancy interval.[5]
^ abcReport of a technical consultation on birth spacing (PDF) (Report). WHO. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^"How long should you wait before getting pregnant again?". The March of Dimes. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^Conde-Agudelo A, Rosas-Bermúdez A, Kafury-Goeta AC (April 2007). "Effects of birth spacing on maternal health: a systematic review". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 196 (4): 297–308. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.05.055. PMID 17403398.
^Ganatra B, Faundes A (October 2016). "Role of birth spacing, family planning services, safe abortion services and post-abortion care in reducing maternal mortality". Best Practice & Research. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 36: 145–155. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.07.008. PMID 27640082.
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planning services with counselling that emphasises the importance of birthspacing as a factor in maternal and child health. Agency clinics also supervise...
Protestant Christians of deliberately limiting family size or spacing children through birth control. For example, Mary Pride argued, "God commanded that...
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immediately after birth, often continuing for two years or longer. Breastfeeding served as their only method of contraception and birthspacing. While breastfeeding...
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child. Two notable reasons for married women opting to use birth control are: to plan birthspacing and postpone pregnancies in order to achieve their desired...
after birth, often continuing for two years or longer. Breastfeeding served as their only method of contraception and birthspacing. The birth of a newborn...
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