%0 Journal Article
%T Adolescence As Risk Factor for Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in Central Africa ¨C A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Florian Kurth
%A Sabine B¨Ślard
%A Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma
%A Katharina Schuster
%A Ayola A. Adegnika
%A Marielle K. Bouyou-Akotet
%A Peter G. Kremsner
%A Michael Ramharter
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0014367
%X Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of maternal and neonatal mortality worldwide. Young maternal age at delivery has been proposed as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome, yet there is insufficient data from Sub-Saharan Africa. The present study aimed to investigate the influence of maternal adolescence on pregnancy outcomes in the Central African country Gabon.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0014367