Pregnancy complications, substance abuse, and prenatal care predict birthweight in adolescent mothers

• Main Authors: Miriam Hacker (Author), Christine Firk (Author), Kerstin Konrad (Author), Kerstin Paschke (Author), Joseph Neulen (Author), Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann (Author), Brigitte Dahmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reduced birthweight is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes later in life. Children of adolescent mothers are at higher risk for reduced birthweight. The current study aimed to identify the key risk factors affecting birthweight in a well-characterized samp...