Anderson J E, Becker S, Guinena A H, McCarthy B J
Stud Fam Plann. 1986 May-Jun;17(3):153-60.
Data that were collected prospectively from a child health study conducted in Gaza show a strong relationship between breastfeeding and two major components of birth intervals, the postpartum anovulatory period and the waiting time to conception. The Gaza population is similar to other populations in the Middle East in having moderate durations of breastfeeding and short intervals between births. The finding of a strong positive association between breastfeeding and the length of postpartum amenorrhea is as expected from numerous other studies. The relationship between breastfeeding behavior and the waiting time to conception is examined using hazard model analysis. Women who are breastfeeding when menstruation resumes and continue to do so are less likely to conceive than other women, according to the analysis.
从加沙进行的一项儿童健康研究中前瞻性收集的数据显示，母乳喂养与生育间隔的两个主要组成部分——产后无排卵期和受孕等待时间之间存在密切关系。加沙人口的母乳喂养持续时间适中，生育间隔较短，这与中东其他人口相似。母乳喂养与产后闭经时间长短之间存在强烈正相关的这一发现与许多其他研究的预期一致。使用风险模型分析来研究母乳喂养行为与受孕等待时间之间的关系。分析表明，月经恢复时正在母乳喂养且持续母乳喂养的女性比其他女性受孕的可能性更小。
