Pregnancy within 8 months of a previous birth was associated with an increased rate of preterm birth

  • Wallace, Margaret RN, MEd

  • Lecturer, Department of Nursing University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Basso O, Olsen J, Knudsen L, Et AL. Low birth weight and preterm birth after short interpregnancy intervals. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998 Feb;178:259–63.Question Are short interpregnancy intervals, defined as ≤8 months, associated with an increased risk of low birth weight or preterm delivery?

Source of funding: Danish National Research Council.

For correspondence: Dr O Basso, The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre at the Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldberg Gade 10, DK 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. Fax +45 8613 1580.

Evidence-Based Nursing 1(4):p 122, October 1998.
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