A retrospective follow up study on maternal age and infant mortality in two Sicilian districts

• Main Authors: Cernigliaro Achille (Author), Scondotto Salvatore (Author), Fiumanò Giovanna (Author), La Scola Claudio (Author), Macaluso Maurizio (Author), Cusimano Rosanna (Author), Mazzucco Walter (Author), Corsello Giovanni (Author), La Torre Giuseppe (Author), Vitale Francesco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infant mortality rate (IMR) is a key public health indicator. Maternal age is a well-known determinant of pregnancy and delivery complications and of infant morbidity and mortality. In Italy the Infant Mortality Rate was 3.7/1000 dur...