The Effect of Paternal Age on Fetal Birth Outcomes

Research investigating the role of paternal age in adverse birth outcomes is limited. This population-based retrospective cohort study used the Missouri maternally linked data set from 1989 to 2005 to assess whether paternal age affects fetal birth outcomes: low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PT...

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Main Authors: Amina P. Alio PhD, Hamisu M. Salihu MD, PhD, Cheri McIntosh MPH, Euna M. August MPH, Hanna Weldeselasse MS, Emanny Sanchez BS, Alfred K. Mbah PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312440718