article_snippet.sent: For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years but nearly a third of women space women children too close, a government study shows.
article_snippet.sent: Experts say mothers should wait at least 18 months to give mothers body time to recover and increase the chances the next child is full-term and healthy.
article_snippet.sent: For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years but nearly a third of women space women children too close, a government study shows . '
article_snippet.sent: a government study found that the median time to next pregnancy was 2 years, 5 months.
highlights_snippet.sent: For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 2½ years .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Experts say mothers should wait at least 18 months to give mothers body time to recover and increase the chances the next child is full-term and healthy .
  