Influence of maternal age on birth and infant outcomes at 6 months: a cohort study with quantitative bias analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal age is increasingly recognized as a predictor of birth outcomes. Given the importance of birth and growth outcomes for children's development, wellbeing and survival, this study examined the effect of maternal age on infant birth and growth outcomes at 6 months and mortality. Additionally, we conducted quantitative bias analysis (QBA) to estimate the role of selection bias and unmeasured confounding on the effect of maternal age on infant mortality.

Methods

We used data from randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) of 21 555 neonates in Burkina Faso conducted in 2019-2020. Newborns of mothers aged 13-19 years (adolescents) and 20-40 years (adults) were enrolled in the study 8-27 days after birth and followed for 6 months. Measurements of child's anthropometric

SUBMITTER: Gebreegziabher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114123 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature