Open AccessInterpregnancy Interval in a Rural Guatemalan Population: Results from a Quality Improvement Database
Author(s) -
Margo S Harrison,
Saskia Bunge Montes,
Claudia Rivera,
Amy Nacht,
Andrea Jimenez Zambrano,
Molly M. Lamb,
Antonio Bolanos,
Edwin J. Asturias,
Stephen Berman,
Gretchen Heinrichs
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-020-02954-y
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , observational study , confidence interval , population , obstetrics , demography , live birth , public health , pregnancy , pediatrics , environmental health , nursing , surgery , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
This analysis describes the interpregnancy interval (time from livebirth to subsequent conception) in a convenience sample of women living in Southwest Guatemala and the association of antepartum characteristics and postpartum outcomes with a short interpregnancy interval (< 24 months).