SynthesisJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2002
Does incomplete growth and development predispose teenagers to preterm delivery? A template for research.
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- Complications associated with adolescent childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- The impact of early age at first childbirth on maternal and infant health.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2012Pooled it
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- Indirect Effects of Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status on Preterm Birth Risk in an Argentine Population.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Technology-free predictors of preterm birth in singleton women with threatened preterm labor: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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- Preterm birth etiological pathways: a Bayesian networks and mediation analysis approach.Pediatric research · 2022Article
- Associations between early marriage and preterm delivery: Evidence from lowland Nepal.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022Article
- Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Incident HIV Infection During Pregnancy Predict Preterm Birth Despite Treatment.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Characteristics and adverse outcomes of Chinese adolescent pregnancies between 2012 and 2019.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Trajectory and Perceived Stress in Relation to Birth Outcomes in Healthy Pregnant Adolescents.Psychosomatic medicine · 2019Article
- Prevalence, predictors and adverse outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2017Article
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- Pregnancy during Adolescence and Associated Risks: An 8-Year Hospital-Based Cohort Study (2007-2014) in Romania, the Country with the Highest Rate of Teenage Pregnancy in Europe.BioMed research international · 2017Article
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- Effect of Young Maternal Age on Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes: Results from the Tertiary Center in Turkey.Balkan medical journal · 2016Article
- Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: The Global Network's Maternal Newborn Health Registry study.Reproductive health · 2015Observational
- Ambulatory assessments of psychological and peripheral stress-markers predict birth outcomes in teen pregnancy.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2013Article
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Abstract
Pregnant teenagers are in better physical condition, suffer from fewer chronic diseases, and engage in fewer health-risky behaviors than socioeconomically similar pregnant adults, but give birth to a disproportionately large number of preterm infants. This systematic review of the adolescent pregnancy literature defines the unique risks associated with being young and pregnant by examining how the physical and psychosocial changes that are characteristic of puberty and adolescence interact with traditional risk factors for preterm delivery. The need for age-specific interventions is discussed and recommendations for future research are made.
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