Maternal nutritional status mediates the association between maternal age and birth outcomes

• Main Authors: Abdulhalik Workicho (Author), Tefera Belachew (Author), Alemayehu Argaw (Author), Alemzewed Roba (Author), Shibani Ghosh (Author), Meghan Kershaw (Author), Carl Lachat (Author), Patrick Kolsteren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Young maternal age during pregnancy is linked with adverse birth outcomes. This study examined the role of maternal nutritional status in the association between maternal age and small for gestational age (SGA) delivery and birth length. We used data from a birth cohort study in Ethiopia, i...