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The consequences of unintended births for maternal and child health in India

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  • Abhishek Singh
  • Satvika Chalasani
  • Michael Koenig
  • Bidhubhusan Mahapatra

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Data from the Indian National Family Health Survey, 2005–06 were used to explore how pregnancy intention at the time of conception influences a variety of maternal and child health and health care outcomes. Results indicate that mistimed children are more likely than wanted children to be delivered without a skilled attendant present (OR = 1.3), to not receive all recommended vaccinations (OR = 1.4), and to die during the neonatal and postneonatal periods (OR = 1.8 and 2.6, respectively). Unwanted children are more likely than wanted children to not receive all recommended vaccinations (OR = 2.2), to be stunted (OR = 1.3), and to die during the neonatal, postneonatal, and early childhood periods (OR = 2.2, 3.6, and 5.9, respectively). Given the high levels of unintended fertility in India (21 per cent of all births), these are striking findings that underscore the importance of investments in family planning.

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  • Abhishek Singh & Satvika Chalasani & Michael Koenig & Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, 2012. "The consequences of unintended births for maternal and child health in India," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(3), pages 223-239.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:66:y:2012:i:3:p:223-239
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2012.697568
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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. Mookerjee, Mehreen & Ojha, Manini & Roy, Sanket, 2023. "Family planning practices: Examining the link between contraception and child health," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    3. Martin Flatø, 2018. "The Differential Mortality of Undesired Infants in Sub-Saharan Africa," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 55(1), pages 271-294, February.
    4. Kaushal, Kaushalendra Kumar & Abhishek, Abhishek Singh & F Ram, Faujdar Ram & Subu, S V Subramanian, 2013. "Public health spending and infant and child mortality in India: a state-year panel analysis," MPRA Paper 52425, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Sara Yeatman & Emily Smith-Greenaway, 2021. "Women’s health decline following (some) unintended births: A prospective study," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 45(17), pages 547-576.
    6. McCarthy, Aine Seitz, 2019. "Intimate partner violence and family planning decisions: Experimental evidence from rural Tanzania," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 156-174.

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