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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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 March to July 2005. Information collected included socioeconomic, biological and reproductive aspects of the mothers, using a standardized questionnaire. The impact of early pregnancy on birth weight was evaluated by multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: We studied 4,746 pairs of mothers and their babies. Of these, 20.6% were adolescents (< 20 years of age). Adolescent mothers had worse socioeconomic and reproductive conditions and perinatal outcomes when compared to other age groups. Having no prenatal care and smoking during pregnancy were the risk factors associated with low birth weight. Adolescent pregnancy, when linked to marital status "without partner", was associated with an increased proportion of low birth weight babies. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescence was a risk factor for LBW only for mothers without partners. Smoking during pregnancy and lack of prenatal care were considered to be independent risk factors for LBW. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b9bdf9c8aa04906a11c8e09b32c2f9d2022-12-21T19:40:01ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89102013-02-01471111910.1590/S0034-89102013000100003S0034-89102013000100003Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight?Alzira Maria D'avila Nery Guimarães0Heloísa Bettiol1Luiz De Souza2Ricardo Q Gurgel3Maria Luiza Dória Almeida4Eleonora Ramos De Oliveira Ribeiro5Marcelo Z GoldaniVMarco Antônio Barbieri6Universidade Federal de SergipeUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade Federal de SergipeUniversidade Federal de SergipeUniversidade Federal de SergipeUniversidade de São PauloOBJECTIVE: 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 March to July 2005. Information collected included socioeconomic, biological and reproductive aspects of the mothers, using a standardized questionnaire. The impact of early pregnancy on birth weight was evaluated by multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: We studied 4,746 pairs of mothers and their babies. Of these, 20.6% were adolescents (< 20 years of age). Adolescent mothers had worse socioeconomic and reproductive conditions and perinatal outcomes when compared to other age groups. Having no prenatal care and smoking during pregnancy were the risk factors associated with low birth weight. Adolescent pregnancy, when linked to marital status "without partner", was associated with an increased proportion of low birth weight babies. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescence was a risk factor for LBW only for mothers without partners. Smoking during pregnancy and lack of prenatal care were considered to be independent risk factors for LBW.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100003&lng=en&tlng=enEmbarazo en AdolescenciaRecién Nacido de Bajo PesoAtención PrenatalFactores de RiesgoFactores SocioeconómicosEstudios Transversales |
| spellingShingle | 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 Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? Revista de Saúde Pública Embarazo en Adolescencia Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso Atención Prenatal Factores de Riesgo Factores Socioeconómicos Estudios Transversales |
| title | Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? |
| title_full | Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? |
| title_fullStr | Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? |
| title_short | Is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight? |
| title_sort | is adolescent pregnancy a risk factor for low birth weight |
| topic | Embarazo en Adolescencia Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso Atención Prenatal Factores de Riesgo Factores Socioeconómicos Estudios Transversales |
| url | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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