The Risk for Infant Mortality among Adolescent Childbearing Groups
dc.contributor.author | Phipps, Maureen G. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sowers, MaryFran R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | DeMonner, Sonya M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-10T19:13:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-10T19:13:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002-12-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Phipps, Maureen G.; Sowers, Maryfran; DeMonner, Sonya M. (2002). "The Risk for Infant Mortality among Adolescent Childbearing Groups." Journal of Women's Health 11(10): 889-897 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63403> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63403 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12626088&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To evaluate risk disparities and risk factors for infant mortality among adolescent childbearing age groups. Methods: We combined the 1995 and 1996 comprehensive U.S. birth cohorts provided by the National Center for Heath Statistics. Our analysis included 777,762 singleton, first births to women aged 12-19 years linked to 4631 infant deaths. We used both bivariate comparisons and multivariable logistic regression for our analysis, with infant mortality as our main outcome measure. Results: Rates of infant mortality are substantially higher for ≤15-year-olds (8.1/1000 live births) compared with 16-17-year-olds (6.3/1000 live births) and 18-19-year-olds (5.4/1000 live births). Even after adjusting for risk factors associated with poor outcomes, including alcohol use, tobacco use, and prenatal care use, the risk for infant mortality was 1.6 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.4, 1.7) times greater for infants of mothers ≤15 years old as compared with those mothers 18-19 years old. In the ≤15-year-old group, 62% of fathers were not reported on the child's birth certificate. Not reporting the father was associated with a 24% increased risk for infant mortality after adjusting for maternal and infant risk factors. Conclusions: Childbearing in ≤15-year-olds is associated with a substantial increased risk for infant mortality compared with childbearing in older adolescence. This study suggests that not reporting the father on a birth certificate is a potential risk marker. Risk differences among adolescent age groups may be important to consider when creating tailored intervention and prevention strategies. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | en_US |
dc.title | The Risk for Infant Mortality among Adolescent Childbearing Groups | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12626088 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63403/1/154099902762203722.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | doi:10.1089/154099902762203722 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Women's Health | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Women's Health | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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