The relationship between reduced child spacing and depression in mothers: A cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan

Syed Abbas Moazzam Kazmi, Muhammad Mushahid Hussain Rizvi, Sameen Nasir, Shahnoor Ahmed, Hawra Hussain, Haleema Sadia, Ayesha Siddiq, Aleena Asif, Maham Jaskani, Zulfiqar Jogezai, Noor us Sabahat, Abdul Basit Afzal and Asaad Ahmed Nafees

PLOS Global Public Health, 2026, vol. 6, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: Short inter-birth intervals may increase maternal psychological stress and have been hypothesized to contribute to depressive symptoms. We assessed the association between recent birth spacing and depression in mothers in Karachi, Pakistan. We conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of mothers recruited via convenience sampling from public parks and shopping malls in Karachi. Eligible participants were mothers with ≥2 children who had delivered within the past five years; women who were currently pregnant or

Date: 2026
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