Objective To examine the association between maternal age at first birth and infant mortality,
stunting, underweight, wasting, diarrhoea and anaemia in children in low-and middle …

The objective of this review was to assess whether early age at first childbirth is associated
with increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. Early age at childbirth is variously defined …

Objectives This study explores the impact of early motherhood on neonatal mortality, and
how this differs between countries and regions. It assesses whether the risk of neonatal …

Background Both young and advanced maternal age is associated with adverse birth and
child outcomes. Few studies have examined these associations in low-income and middle …

Introduction Adolescent pregnancy is a known health risk to mother and child. Statements
and reports of health outcomes typically group mothers under 20 years old together. Few …

Evidence suggests that adolescent pregnancies are at increased risk of adverse neonatal
outcomes compared to adult pregnancies; however, there are significant inconsistencies in …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether young maternal age is associated with increased risks of
adverse obstetric, fetal and perinatal outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: Register-based study …

Background Young maternal age has long been associated with higher infant mortality
rates, but the role of socioeconomic factors in this association has been controversial. We …

Objective To estimate the burden and assess prenatal and postnatal determinants of
illnesses experienced by children residing in a semiurban slum, during the first 1000 days of …

Objectives To investigate the relationship between adolescent pregnancy and neonatal
mortality in a nutritionally deprived population in rural Nepal, and to determine mechanisms …