Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: A comparison within families and across social groups

Kieron Barclay, Anna Baranowska-Rataj (), Martin Kolk and Anneli Ivarsson

Population Studies, 2020, vol. 74, issue 3, 363-378

Abstract: A large body of research has shown that children born after especially short or long birth intervals experience an elevated risk of poor perinatal outcomes, but recent work suggests this may be explained by confounding by unobserved family characteristics. We use Swedish population data on cohorts born 1981–2010 and sibling fixed effects to examine whether the length of the birth interval preceding the index child influences the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and hospitalization during childhood. We also present analyses stratified by salient social characteristics, such as maternal educational level and maternal country of birth. We find few effects of birth intervals on our outcomes, except for very short intervals (less than seven months) and very long intervals (>60 months). We find few differences in the patterns by maternal educational level or maternal country of origin after stratifying by the mother’s highest educational attainment.

Date: 2020
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