Impact of adolescent age on maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Born in Bradford cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Explore associations between maternal and neonatal outcomes and maternal age, with particular reference to adolescent women.

Design

Population-based cohort study.

Setting

Maternity department of a large hospital in Northern England.

Participants

Primiparous women delivering a singleton at Bradford Royal Infirmary between March 2007 and December 2010 aged ≤19 years (n=640) or 20-34 years (n=3951). Subgroup analysis was performed using women aged ≤16 years (n=68). Women aged 20-34 years were used as the reference group.

Primary outcome measures

Maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Results

The odds of extremely low birth weight (<1000 g) were significantly higher in the adolescent group (≤19 years) compared with the reference group (adjusted OR

SUBMITTER: Marvin-Dowle K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857698 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature