The effect of birth interval on neonatal and post neonatal mortality in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra

The study is an effort to analyze the effects of birth interval on neonatal and postnatal mortality
in two selected states in India. The selected states differ significantly based on its socioeconomic
development in the country. By using National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 data, the study presents distinct picture of neonatal and postnatal deaths corresponding to different birth intervals in the selected states. In a nutshell, it is evident in the study that the incidence of neonatal are more in Maharashtra whereas the occurrence of postnatal deaths are more in Uttar pradesh. Further, the deaths differentials are analyzed for different background characteristics wherein it is observed that neonatal deaths are more among males and postnatal deaths are more among females. In Uttarpradesh, the rural and urban differentials is insignificant whereas in Maharashtra the occurrence of neonatal and postnatal deaths are high in urban as compared to
rural area.