Does young maternal age increase the risk of adverse obstetric, fetal and neonatal outcomes: A cohort study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-156

  de Vienne, Claire M ^a   Creveuil, Christian ^a   Dreyfus, Michel ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Caesarean section; Fetal death; Pregnancy in adolescence; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 71849110252     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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