Breast feeding, birth spacing and their effects on child survival.
It has long been known that breast feeding inhibits female fertility and that it is a factor in restricting population growth. But just how important is it?
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D001721:Birth Intervals; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D009026:Mortality; D011158:Population Growth; D011247:Pregnancy