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For the operationalization, we need to decide whether we include stillbirths, whether we measure the time between births or between a birth and the next conception, and whether we include aborted babies. What definition we choose depends on the goal regarding what we are trying to measure. | For the operationalization, we need to decide whether we include stillbirths, whether we measure the time between births or between a birth and the next conception, and whether we include aborted babies. What definition we choose depends on the goal regarding what we are trying to measure. | ||
==Related notions== | |||
* [[Birth order]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:54, 30 November 2013
Definition
Conceptual definition
The term birth spacing refers to the spacing between successive births.
Operationalization
For the operationalization, we need to decide whether we include stillbirths, whether we measure the time between births or between a birth and the next conception, and whether we include aborted babies. What definition we choose depends on the goal regarding what we are trying to measure.