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- Title
The Effect of Birth Spacing on Child Mortality in Sweden, 1878-1926.
- Authors
Molitoris, Joseph
- Abstract
The article discusses the effects of birth intervals or birth spacing on child mortality in Sweden dealing with topics such as mother and child health, high rate of child mortality, and causal mechanisms linking birth interval length to mortality. They include maternal depletion, sibling competition, infection transmission, and family frailty. Topics include public health recommendations, improvements in nutrition, and biometric measures for mother and child.
- Subjects
BIRTH intervals; CHILD mortality; HUMAN fertility statistics; MATERNAL deprivation; MOTHER-child relationship; SIBLING rivalry; BIOMETRY; HEALTH
- Publication
Population & Development Review, 2017, Vol 43, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
0098-7921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/padr.12050