Faster Transition to the Second Child in late 20th Century Finland: A Study of Birth Intervals

Berg, Venla; Rotkirch, Anna

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“…A large proportion of birth intervals in these populations are now shorter than 2.5 years, which is shorter than what is considered to be the human species-typical birth interval of three to four years, found in hunter-gatherer societies [4]. Women's increased educational levels and labour participation and increased age at first birth in Western countries motivate closer spacing of children [2,5,6]. Further, some family benefits have shown to encourage tight sibling spacing in welfare states [7][8][9][10].…”

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“…The spacing between sibling births in a family is a crucial component of fertility behaviour and family planning. In Western high-income populations, birth intervals seem to have shortened during the late 20 th and early 21 st century [1][2][3]. A large proportion of birth intervals in these populations are now shorter than 2.5 years, which is shorter than what is considered to be the human species-typical birth interval of three to four years, found in hunter-gatherer societies [4].…”

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Shorter birth intervals between siblings are associated with increased risk of parental divorce

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Birth intervals are a crucial component of fertility behaviour and family planning. Short birth intervals are associated-although not necessarily causally-with negative health-related outcomes, but less is known about their associations with family functioning. Here, the associations between birth intervals and marital stability were investigated by Cox regression using a nationally representative, register-based sample of individuals with two (N = 42,481) or three (N = 22,514) children from contemporary Finland (observation period 1972-2009). Shorter interbirth intervals were associated with an increased risk of parental divorce over a ten-year follow-up. Individuals with birth intervals of up to 1.5 years had 24-49 per cent higher divorce risk compared to individuals whose children were born more than 4 years apart. The pattern was similar in all socioeconomic groups and among individuals with earlier and later entry to parenthood. Our results add to the growing body of research showing associations between short birth intervals and negative outcomes in health and family functioning.

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“…A shorter birth interval is also linked to child stunting. Reduced birth interval is generally associated with maternal physiological and nutritional exhaustion that impedes gestational and neonatal growth and triggers malnutrition in children (Berg et Rotkirch 2014). There was no impact of number of siblings on risk of stunting…”

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Low food quality hinders male height growth more than female’s in Burkina Faso

Dembélé¹,

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2020

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As in many developing countries, stunting is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. More than one in four children does not reach his or her growth potential. In addition, all nutrition surveys conducted in the country reveal that boys are more affected. This stunting gender bias is supported by the Trivers-Willard theory that there is a natural discriminating investment in reproduction according to sex through sociodemographic characteristics, behaviour and biology. The present study is intended to investigate the role of food quality in the occurrence of this phenomenon. This cross-sectional and explanatory study of children under five years of age is based on data from Burkina Faso’s latest 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. Analyses were carried out on only the subsample of 6994 under-five year old children on which the anthropometric measures were taken. The assessment of child growth is based on the anthropometric index height-for-age z-score and the food quality assessment is based on the joint WHO/Unicef standard. The explanatory model used to examine the effect of the food quality is based on logistic regression. The prevalence of balanced diets among the children was 7.2% and there was no gender difference. On the other hand, stunting prevalence was significantly higher for boys (37.7% versus 32.6%). Children who were subjected to suboptimal feeding practices had three times more adjusted risk of stunting for both sexes. In addition, poor feeding practices led to a significantly higher growth deficit in boys compared to girls. However, when the diet was adequate, this risk gap dwindled. The higher prevalence of stunting of boys in the absence of food discrimination led us to single out behaviour and biology effects as the likely explanatory variables. Girls' natural resilience to certain infections and nutritional deficiencies could explain this difference in risk. Improved under-five year old child feeding practices contribute to improving overall growth stature and contribute also to bridging the gender gap in stunting.

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“…Previous research suggests short birth intervals between the first two children can lead to greater risk of early mortality (Berg & Rotkirch, 2014;Grundy & Kravdal, 2014). Based on the suggested birth intervals of 24 months identified by the World Health Organization, Barclay and Kolk (2017) identify birth intervals 18 months or shorter as high risk to the mother (Grundy & Tomassini, 2005).…”

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The Influence of Reproductive History on Post-Reproductive Mortality: A Case Study of Amish Women

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The reproductive choices women make affect their health outcomes; however, the relevance of reproductive history on post-reproductive mortality varies according to the population under study. We examine whether the number of children a woman gives birth to, short birth intervals, late childbearing, having twins, and having children who die young have an influence on maternal mortality among the Amish. We use information from Amish directories to examine reproductive patterns of 228 women in this high fertility group. Our results indicate the patterns typically found for maternal mortality in the general population do not hold in our sample of Amish women. We suggest the mediating role of family and community is integral to understanding the maternal health patterns within the Amish community.

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Faster Transition to the Second Child in late 20th Century Finland: A Study of Birth Intervals

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Shorter birth intervals between siblings are associated with increased risk of parental divorce

Shorter birth intervals between siblings are associated with increased risk of parental divorce

Low food quality hinders male height growth more than female’s in Burkina Faso

The Influence of Reproductive History on Post-Reproductive Mortality: A Case Study of Amish Women

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