Adolescence as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome in Central Africa--a cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of maternal and neonatal mortality worldwide. Young maternal age at delivery has been proposed as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome, yet there is insufficient data from Sub-Saharan Africa. The present study aimed to inve...

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Main Authors: Florian Kurth, Sabine Bélard, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Katharina Schuster, Ayola A Adegnika, Marielle K Bouyou-Akotet, Peter G Kremsner, Michael Ramharter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21188301/pdf/?tool=EBI