Childbearing during adolescence and offspring mortality: findings from three population-based cohorts in southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of young maternal age as a determinant of adverse child health outcomes is controversial, with existing studies providing conflicting results. This work assessed the association between adolescent childbearing and early offspring mortality in three birth cohort studies from the city of Pelotas in Southern Brazil.

Methods

All hospital births from 1982 (6,011), 1993 (5,304), and 2004 (4,287) were identified and these infants were followed up. Deaths were monitored through vital registration, visits to hospitals and cemeteries. The analyses were restricted to women younger than 30 years who delivered singletons (72%, 70% and 67% of the original cohorts, respectively). Maternal age was categorized into three groups (< 16, 16-19, and 20-29 years). Further anal

SUBMITTER: Restrepo-Mendez MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3207956 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature