Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight?

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether adolescent pregnancy is a risk factor for low birth weight (LBW) babies. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of mothers and their newborns from a birth cohort in Aracaju, Northeastern Brazil. Data were collected consecutively from...

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Main Authors: Alzira Maria D'avila Nery Guimarães, Heloísa Bettiol, Luiz De Souza, Ricardo Q Gurgel, Maria Luiza Dória Almeida, Eleonora Ramos De Oliveira Ribeiro, Marcelo Z GoldaniV, Marco Antônio Barbieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100003&lng=en&tlng=en