Discover what is the ideal interval to have children

After the first child, couples who want a second child can discuss the favorable moment to get pregnant . In the absence of a procedure manual, the decision includes as many variables as adults consider. However, a new study could provide clues based on scientific evidence.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia badured that the ideal interval to have children was between 12 and 18 months. According to the article published in the journal Jama Internal Medicine, having a pregnancy less than one year apart entails risks for the mother and the mother. child (regardless of the age of the woman).

To determine this, they badyzed 150,000 pregnancies in Canada. In women aged 20 to 34 years presented risks to the baby – but not to the mother – when she gave birth less than a year after having her previous child. More specifically, increases the risk of premature birth : they had 8.5% of chance while those who hoped to exceed 12 months reached 3.7%.

Regarding ] women aged 35 or older observed that the risks of premature delivery were lower: 6% in the year and 3.4% if they waited more than 12 months. In these cases, they identified risks for mothers : a risk of death or serious injury of 1.2% if they had had two births in one year, a percentage that decreased to 0 , 5% among those who were waiting at one and a half years.

"Findings are particularly important for older women because they tend to have intentionally more pregnancies," Laura Schummers, head of the study, told foreign media .