Author: Arthur van SoestPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 39
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Birth Spacing, Child Survival and Fertility Decisions
Author: Arthur van SoestFrom Death to Birth
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309058961
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines were very rare. Few people used modern contraceptives, and couples had large families. Since 1960, however, fertility rates have fallen in virtually every major geographic region of the world, for almost all political, social, and economic groups. What factors are responsible for the sharp decline in fertility? What role do child survival programs or family programs play in fertility declines? Casual observation suggests that a decline in infant and child mortality is the most important cause, but there is surprisingly little hard evidence for this conclusion. The papers in this volume explore the theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of the fertility-mortality relationship. It includes several detailed case studies based on contemporary data from developing countries and on historical data from Europe and the United States.
Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309040965
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be difficult to obtain in a single source. The topics addressed are an analysis of the relationship between maternal mortality and changing reproductive patterns; the risks and benefits of contraception; the effects of changing reproductive patterns on infant health; and the psychosocial consequences to women of controlled fertility and contraceptive use.
Birth Spacing, Fertility Selection and Child Survival
Author: Birth Spacing and Child Survival
Author: Deborah MainePublisher:
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Category : Birth intervals
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Birth Intervals
Author: John HobcraftPublisher:
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Category : Birth intervals
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Contraception and Reproduction
Author: Working Group on the Health Consequences of Contraceptive Use and Controlled FertilityPublisher:
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Languages : es
Pages : 0
Book Description
Se estudian las consecuencias sanitarias de los diferentes patrones reproductivos en la salud de la mujer y de los niños. Tambien se evaluan el riesgo y los beneficios de los diferentes metodos anticonceptivos, aunque algunos de los datos en los que se basa son de paises desarrollados, el nucleo central del informe son los paises en desarrollo.
Trends in Birth Spacing
Author: Shea Oscar RutsteinPublisher:
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Category : Birth intervals
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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The Health Rationale for Family Planning
Author: United Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. Population DivisionPublisher: New York : United Nations
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Among the most influential findings from the World Fertility Survey (WFS) were those linking fertility patterns to child survival, in particular the findings concerning the high infant and child mortality for children born after a short birth interval. This study examined the relations between fertility and child survival based on more recent data from the United Nations Demographic and Health Surveys of 25 developing countries. In the first part of the study, tabular analysis was used to assess the excess risks of child mortality associated with child-bearing too early or with short intervals between births. The second part used multivariate analysis in order to examine how far the differences observed are affected by a range of controls, such as mother's education, father's education, father's occupation, and place of residence. Results indicated that children born to mothers under age 18 are 46 percent more likely to die before age 5 than children born to mothers age 20 to 34 (similar to the earlier WFS); that children born less than 18 months after a previous birth are more than twice as likely to die as children born after a 2 to 4 year interval (this risk rate is similar to WFS results, although the incidence of such births has generally decreased); that maternal education appears to be a very powerful and pervasive correlate of child survival; and that for several countries there are striking indications of regional differences in child survival. (Contains 46 tables and 19 references.) (EV)
The Effects of Improved Child Survival on Family Planning Practice and Fertility
Author: Cynthia B. LloydPublisher:
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Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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