PIP: Data from 297 interviews among married patients attending prenatal clinics in Malaysia in 1993 are used to determine the number, spacing, and timing of pregnancies. Only live born children are included. Findings indicate that 92.2% of women were 18-35 years old, 4.2% were under 18 years of age, and 3.6% were over 35 years old. 86.2% had 4 or fewer children and 13.8% had 4 or more children. 69.7% spaced children 2 or more years apart and 30.3% had birth spacing of under 2 years. Over 90% of women had their pregnancies during the ages of 18 and 35 years.
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