Association of Young Maternal Age with Adverse Reproductive Outcomes

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Alison Fraser · Institute of Human Genetics

John E. Brockert · Utah Department of Health

Abstract

In a study of mothers 13 to 24 years old who had the characteristics of most white, middle-class Americans, a younger age conferred an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes that was independent of important confounding sociodemographic factors.

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Health disparities and outcomes Birth, Development, and Health Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 332, Issue 17, pp. 1113-1118

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199504273321701

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