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Women with missing data or multiple births were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perinatal mortality, defined as stillbirths and early neonatal deaths.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The perinatal mortality rate was 22 per 1000 births. Short birth intervals (&lt;12 months) were associated with a fourfold increase in perinatal mortality compared with intervals of 24\u201335 (adjusted OR (AOR=4.07; 95%\u2009CI 1.71 to 9.69), while long intervals (\u226560 months) showed nearly threefold (AOR=2.94; 95%\u2009CI 1.42 to 6.09). First births also had increased odds (AOR=3.55; 95%\u2009CI 1.67 to 7.56). Women with no antenatal care visits also had increased odds (AOR=5.93; 95%\u2009CI 3.57 to 9.85). Older maternal age was associated with a greater risk (AOR per year 1.03; 95%\u2009CI 1.01 to 1.06). Being male was also associated with greater odds of perinatal mortality compared with being female (AOR=1.65; 95%\u2009CI 1.20 to 2.26).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Short and long birth intervals were associated with higher perinatal mortality in Indonesia, with additional associations observed for antenatal care visits, maternal age and newborn sex. These findings underscore the importance of promoting healthy birth spacing within maternal and child health programmes and integrating postpartum family planning into routine care. 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