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)

• Main Authors: Prof. Caroline H D Fall, DM (Author), Harshpal Singh Sachdev, MD (Author), Clive Osmond, PhD (Author), Maria Clara Restrepo-Mendez, PhD (Author), Cesar Victora, MD (Author), Reynaldo Martorell, PhD (Author), Aryeh D Stein, PhD (Author), Shikha Sinha, BSc (Author), Nikhil Tandon, MD (Author), Linda Adair, PhD (Author), Isabelita Bas, MHSS (Author), Shane Norris, PhD (Author), Linda M Richter, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...