Comparison of newborn and placental weights between adolescent and adult women
| Autor: | E F Martins Santana, F A Prado Vasques, B da Câmara França, E. Araujo Junior, A Cersosimo |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Obstetrics business.industry Preterm labour Adolescent pregnant Obstetrics and Gynecology 06 humanities and the arts Group A Group B 060104 history Adult women 03 medical and health sciences Low birth weight 0302 clinical medicine Fetal growth medicine Gestation 0601 history and archaeology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 24:49 |
| ISSN: | 2305-8862 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/sajog.1296 |
| Popis: | Background. Low placental weight is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Adolescent pregnant women are associated with higher preterm labour, low birth weight and fetal growth restriction rates than adult pregnant women. Objective. To compare placental and newborn weights between groups of adolescent (≤19 years old) and adult mothers (20 - 28 years old). Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with primiparous mothers who had their deliveries at ≥37 weeks’ gestation, and without maternal chronic disease or obstetrical intercurrence. Adolescents were divided into two groups (group A1, aged |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|