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Karolinska Institute
Waiting too long between pregnancies increases risk, study finds
July 30th, 2003
Women who wait 6 years or more before their second pregnancy increase their risk of having a stillborn infant compared with women who don't wait that long to become pregnant again, according to a large Swedish study reported in the July 2003 Obstetrics and Gynecology. Both short and long interpregnancy intervals have previously been associated with low birth weight, preterm delivery, and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants. Women today are advised to wait 2 years between pregnancies to help ensure a healthy baby. Olof Stephansson, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues found that women who became pregnant less...
Source: Biotech Week (2003-07-30)
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