Birth Spacing Case Study

Birth Spacing refers to interval between onset of sexual relations by a woman and the birth of her first child and intervals between successive birth is called birth spacing.

According to the World health organization, the recommended interval between birth should at least be 2-3 years for all individuals and couples. As a result this will reduce the risk of having adverse health outcomes in mothers and as well as children. Throughout the developing world, women are giving birth at shorter intervals than they would like. Giving birth to children with short intervals in between (below 2 years) has increased risk, such as mortality of infants, children and mothers. When the interval between births is increased and the age at first motherhood is delayed, the infant, child and maternal mortality will reduce significantly. The birth of a child signifies the transformation of two individuals into a new social level (new responsibilities and

Results showed a 51% of three couple protection rate in study population.Terminal methods were used by 25.5 %, spacing methods were used by 25.6% and 48.9% did not use any family planning method. Level of education played a major role in increasing the number of users of spacing methods. Women of the age group of 26-30 years used a maximum (31%) of spacing methods and women of 31-35 years used 15.8%.

In Egypt a qualitative study was conducted using FGD in two peri-urban locations on knowledge, attitudes and practices. It was understood that Egyptian women generally has a ‘’resting period’’ of 2-3 years between pregnancies for the mother to recuperate from pregnancy ,labour and lactation.The decision of spacing the next birth is influenced by the health of the mother and child and also the family’s financial