Pregnancies in Young Adolescent Mothers: A Population-Based Study on 37 Million Births

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-102

  Malabarey, Ola T ^a   Balayla, Jacques ^a   Klam, Stephanie L ^a   Shrim, Alon ^b   Abenhaim, Haim A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Contraception; Growth restriction; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD DEATH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858277946     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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