Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration)

Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration)

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-income countries (LMICs) and none have studied adult outcomes in the offspring. We aimed to examine both child and adult outcome...

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Main Authors: Prof. Caroline H D Fall, DM, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, MD, Clive Osmond, PhD, Maria Clara Restrepo-Mendez, PhD, Cesar Victora, MD, Reynaldo Martorell, PhD, Aryeh D Stein, PhD, Shikha Sinha, BSc, Nikhil Tandon, MD, Linda Adair, PhD, Isabelita Bas, MHSS, Shane Norris, PhD, Linda M Richter, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15000388

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