Prenatal Care Adequacy and the Outcome of Adolescent Pregnancy: Effects on Weight Gain, Preterm Delivery, and Birth Weight

A prospective study of 757 adolescents who gave birth to singleton live-born infants was undertaken to assess effects of prenatal care on pregnancy outcome. The analysis indicated that the odds of low pregnancy weight gain for gestation was reduced by a factor of two (odds ratio = 0.50, P

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Veröffentlicht in:Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1987-03, Vol.69 (3), p.312-316
Hauptverfasser: SCHOLL, THERESA O, MILLER, LAURIE K, SALMON, RUTH WEXBERG, COFSKY, MARGARET CARR, SHEARER, JOANNE
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Zusammenfassung:A prospective study of 757 adolescents who gave birth to singleton live-born infants was undertaken to assess effects of prenatal care on pregnancy outcome. The analysis indicated that the odds of low pregnancy weight gain for gestation was reduced by a factor of two (odds ratio = 0.50, P
ISSN:0029-7844
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