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The Child Replacement Effect: Shorter Subsequent Birth Intervals Following Early Child Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa

2026-01-17 sexual and reproductive health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundShort birth intervals raise maternal, perinatal, and child health risks. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the worlds highest fertility and elevated child mortality. While short intervals effects on child mortality are well established, the reverse link is less studied. The child replacement effect posits that early child death shortens subsequent birth intervals. This study examines and quantifies this association across 26 SSA countries. MethodsThis study pooled recent DHS data from 26 S...

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