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Preterm delivery but not intrauterine growth retardation is associated with young maternal age among primiparae in rural Nepal |
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| Authors: | Stewart Christine P Katz Joanne Khatry Subarna K LeClerq Steven C Shrestha Sharada Ram West Keith P Christian Parul |
| Institution: | Department of International Health, Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W2505, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA,;Department of International Health, Program in Disease Prevention and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W5009, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA, and;The Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi, Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Nepal Eye Hospital Complex, PO Box 335, Tripureswor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Abstract: | Pregnancy during adolescence is associated with adverse birth outcomes, including preterm delivery and low birthweight. The nutrient availability to the fetus may be limited if the mother is still growing. This research aims to study the effects of pregnancy during adolescence in a nutritionally poor environment in rural Nepal. This study utilized data from a randomized controlled trial of micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in south-eastern Nepal. Women of parity 0 or 1 and of age |
| Keywords: | adolescent pregnancy parity preterm delivery low birthweight intrauterine growth retardation Nepal |
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