Table 6.10 Median Duration of Postpartum Amenorrhea for Women Who Last Gave Birth
           Between 12 and 60 Months Prior to the Survey and Whose Child is Still
           Alive From Selected Breatfeeding Duration, by Age, Philippines 2003
           (Median duration of postpartum amenorrheic period for beastfeeding duration)

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        Women who breasfed for <2 months    Women who breastfed for 2 months or more
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        Median duration                        Median duration
Age      of postopartum        Number of        of postopartum         Number of
             amenorrhea         children            amenorrhea          children
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15-19                *                 6                   5.1                51
20-24               2.7              104                   4.9               431
25-29               2.6              188                   5.6               673
30-34               2.6              148                   5.8               621
35-39               2.6              122                   6.3               448
40-44            (2.90)               53                     8               229
45-49                *                18                   6.1               103

Total               2.7              639                   5.8             2,556

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Note :   *  indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and
            has been suppressed.

Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

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