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C Stevens-Simon1, D W Kaplan, E R McAnarney.
Abstract
The purpose was to identify characteristics of pregnant adolescents associated with preterm delivery. We studied 126 poor, black, 12 through 18-year-old pregnant adolescents and compared the prevalence of potentially high-risk maternal characteristics and obstetric complications in those who bore preterm and term infants. Of the adolescents studied, 12 (9.5%) delivered prematurely. Five maternal characteristics--conception within 3 years of menarche, a low body mass index, a past history of physical or sexual abuse, a socially deviant father of the baby, and vaginal bleeding during the first 8 weeks of gestation--were associated with preterm delivery. A theoretical model is proposed and the therapeutic implication of the study findings.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Blacks--women; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Fertility; Low Income Population--women; New York; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Premature Birth; Prospective Studies; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; United States; Youth
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8347649 DOI： 10.1016/1054-139x(93)90185-r
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health ISSN： 1054-139X Impact factor: 5.012