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Title: First-Birth Outcomes and Timing of Second Births: A Statewide Case Management Program for Adolescent Mothers.
Author : Health and Social Work
Release Date : January 01, 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 243 KB

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Adolescent pregnancy is often associated with an increased likelihood of inadequate prenatal care and poor birth outcomes, such as low birthweight and premature birth (Fraser, Brockert, & Ward, 1995; Leland, Petersen, Braddock, & Alexander, 1995; Wiemann, Berenson, Garciadel Pino, & McCombs, 1997). Inadequate prenatal care may likely contribute to a higher risk of poor birth outcomes, and in effect, poor birth outcomes are associated with an increased risk of infant mortality or developmental and health problems throughout the child's life (Hack, Klein, & Taylor, 1995; Leland et al.). Maternal factors, such as young maternal age, race, marital status, and tobacco use during pregnancy may affect use of prenatal care and birth outcomes. Several studies indicate that teenage mothers do not obtain prenatal services or tend to delay initiation of prenatal care (Leland et al., 1995; Wiemann et al., 1997). Furthermore, a teenage mother's young gynecologic age could have a role in increasing the risk of poor birth outcomes (Abel, 1997; Fraser et al., 1995). Black teenage mothers have been found at increased risk of inadequate prenatal care, low birthweight, and preterm births (Chang, O'Brien, Nathanson, Mancini, & Witter, 2003; Leland et al.;Wiemann et al.). Unmarried mothers are more likely to have poor prenatal care utilization and higher rates of low birthweight babies than those who are married (Abel). Tobacco use during pregnancy also increases the risk of low birthweight and preterm births (Cornelius, Taylor, Geva, & Day, 1995).