Gynecologic age is an important risk factor for obstetric and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies

Women and Birth

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e119-e123

  Kaplanoglu, Mustafa ^a   Bülbül, Mehmet ^a   Konca, Capan ^a   Kaplanoglu, Dilek ^a   Tabak, Mehmet Selcuk ^a   Ata, Baris ^b  

^a ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Gynecologic age; Obstetric and preinatal outcomes; Physiological maturity; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGIC AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PERINATAL OUTCOME; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947492101     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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