title: Biological influence of infant death on fertility.
abstract: This study examines the biological influence of infant death on subsequent fertility in three Asian countries--Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka, comparing the birth interval between two consecutive births up to the sixth birth by survival status of the preceding infant among breast-feeding women not using contraception. There is consistent evidence of biological influence in each of the three countries. Infant death shortens birth intervals by up to 30%, though its influence varies between the countries.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Chandran
mesh_terms: D001721:Birth Intervals; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003643:Death; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009390:Nepal; D013188:Sri Lanka