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Science 9 June 1978:
Vol. 200. no. 4346, pp. 1155 - 1157
DOI: 10.1126/science.653359
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Science, Vol 200, Issue 4346, 1155-1157
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Postpartum amenorrhea: how is it affected by maternal nutritional status?

SL Huffman, AK Chowdhury, and WH Mosley

The average length of postpartum amenorrhea reported by breast-feeding women in rural Bangladesh in 1975 was 18 to 20 months. Its duration was found to be only slightly related to maternal nutritional status. There was no evidence of a threshold of weight for height necessary for the resumption of menses postpartum. Factors related to the duration of postpartum amenorrhea were maternal age, socioeconomic status, and supplemental feeding of the infant.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Population Change in a Rural Area of Bangladesh, 1967-87.
J. MENKEN and J. F. PHILLIPS (1990)
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 510, 87-101
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Factors Affecting the Fecundity and Fertility of Historical Populations: a Review.
P. T. Marcy (1981)
Journal of Family History 6, 309-326
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Does malnutrition affect fecundity? A summary of evidence.
J Bongaarts (1980)
Science 208, 564-569
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Difference Between Postpartum and Nutritional Amenorrhea.
S. L. HUFFMAN, A. K. M. A. CHOWDHURY, and W. H. MOSLEY (1979)
Science 203, 922-923
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