title: The distribution of number of births.
abstract: "In this note a probability model for the number of births during a given marital duration of a woman is derived assuming the risk of conception to follow a gamma distribution."  The model is applied to recent data for India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001695:Biology; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D005306:Fertilization; D007194:India; D008393:Marriage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011336:Probability; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Asia; Biology; Births Expected; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertilization; India; Marriage; Marriage Duration; Models, Theoretical; Nuptiality; Population; Population Dynamics; Probability; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Southern Asia; Statistical Studies; Studies