Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Birth Intervals

The lengths of intervals between births to women in the population.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The lengths of intervals between births to women in the population.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Birth Spacing
  • Birth Interval
  • Birth Spacings
  • First Birth Intervals
  • Pregnancy Intervals
  • First Birth Interval
  • Pregnancy Interval

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

human only; may be used in physiol or family planning context

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History Note

80; CHILD SPACING was see BIRTH INTERVALS 1979-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Family Characteristics (1968-1979)
  • Family Planning (1968-1979)

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.240w.361.150w
  2. N01.224w.361.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Birth Intervals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001721. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001721
  2. Birth Intervals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_spacing
  3. Birth Intervals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43080939