Correlation Between Subsequent Lengths of Postpartum Amenorrhoea in a Prospective Study of Breast-Feeding Women in Rural Bangladesh

Summary The relationship between subsequent lengths of lactational amenorrhoea for individual women in a prospective study of breast-feeding women in Bangladesh was studied. The data indicate that previous length of amenorrhoea has significant predictive value for the subsequent length of amenorrhoea. Information on previous experience with lactational amenorrhoea should be therefore incorporated into guidelines for the introduction of family planning during lactation.

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