Risk Factors and Child Outcomes Associated with Short and Long Interpregnancy Intervals
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| Title: | Risk Factors and Child Outcomes Associated with Short and Long Interpregnancy Intervals |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sujan, Ayesha C. (ORCID |
| Source: | Early Child Development and Care. 2021 191(14):2281-2292. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) National Institutes of Health (DHHS) |
| Contract Number: | 1342962 HD061384 T32MH103213 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | At Risk Persons, Child Development, Infants, Pregnancy, Birth, Intervals, Personality, Cognitive Ability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Problems, Mothers, Socioeconomic Background, Individual Characteristics, National Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Infant Behavior, Correlation |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Rothbart Infant Behavior Questionnaire, Child Behavior Checklist, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Peabody Individual Achievement Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2019.1703111 |
| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| Abstract: | Previous research assessing consequences of interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) on child development is mixed. Utilizing a population-based US sample (n = 5339), we first estimate the associations between background characteristics (e.g. sociodemographic and maternal characteristics) and short ([less than or equal to]1 year) and long (>3 years) IPI. Then, we estimate associations between IPI and birth outcomes, infant temperament, cognitive ability, and externalizing symptoms. Several background characteristics, such as maternal age at childbearing and previous pregnancy loss, were associated with IPI, indicating research on the putative effects of IPI must account for background characteristics. After covariate adjustment, short IPI was associated with poorer foetal growth and long IPI was associated with lower infant activity level; however, associations between short and long IPI and the other outcomes were neither large nor statistically significant. These findings indicate that rather than intervening to modify IPI, at-risk families may benefit from interventions aimed at other modifiable risk factors. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1317517 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Previous research assessing consequences of interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) on child development is mixed. Utilizing a population-based US sample (n = 5339), we first estimate the associations between background characteristics (e.g. sociodemographic and maternal characteristics) and short ([less than or equal to]1 year) and long (>3 years) IPI. Then, we estimate associations between IPI and birth outcomes, infant temperament, cognitive ability, and externalizing symptoms. Several background characteristics, such as maternal age at childbearing and previous pregnancy loss, were associated with IPI, indicating research on the putative effects of IPI must account for background characteristics. After covariate adjustment, short IPI was associated with poorer foetal growth and long IPI was associated with lower infant activity level; however, associations between short and long IPI and the other outcomes were neither large nor statistically significant. These findings indicate that rather than intervening to modify IPI, at-risk families may benefit from interventions aimed at other modifiable risk factors. |
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| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2019.1703111 |
