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Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador

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  • Eggleston, E.
  • Tsui, A.O.
  • Kotelchuck, M.

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Objectives. This study assessed the relationship between unintended pregnancy and infant birthweight in Ecuador, differentiating between unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. Methods. Analyses focused on a subsample of women (n = 2490) interviewed in the 1994 Ecuador Demographic and Matemal child Health Survey. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between pregnancy intention status and low birthweight after control for other factors. Results. Infants from unwanted pregnancies were more likely than infants from planned pregnancies to have low birthweight odds ratio = 1.64, 95% confidence interval = 1.22. 2.20). Mistimed pregnancy was not associated with low birthweight. Conclusions. Unwanted pregnancy, but not mistimed pregnancy, is associated with low birthweight in Ecuador. Further research is needed to understand the mechanism through which pregnancy intention status affects birthweight.

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  • Eggleston, E. & Tsui, A.O. & Kotelchuck, M., 2001. "Unintended pregnancy and low birthweight in Ecuador," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 91(5), pages 808-810.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2001:91:5:808-810_5
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    1. Emily Smith-Greenaway & Christie Sennott, 2016. "Death and Desirability: Retrospective Reporting of Unintended Pregnancy After a Child’s Death," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 53(3), pages 805-834, June.
    2. Jennifer Anne Hall & Geraldine Barrett & Tambosi Phiri & Andrew Copas & Address Malata & Judith Stephenson, 2016. "Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy in Mchinji District, Malawi; Using a Conceptual Hierarchy to Inform Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(10), pages 1-22, October.
    3. Le, Kien & Nguyen, My, 2020. "Shedding light on maternal education and child health in developing countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    4. Nandini Thogarapalli & Paul Mkandawire & Joseph Kangmennaang & Isaac Luginaah & Godwin Arku, 2016. "Gestational age at first antenatal visit in Namibia," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(9), pages 1089-1097, December.
    5. Bornstein, Marta & Gipson, Jessica D. & Failing, Gates & Banda, Venson & Norris, Alison, 2020. "Individual and community-level impact of infertility-related stigma in Malawi," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 251(C).

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