The Risk of Teen Mothers Having Low Birth Weight Babies: Implications of Recent Medical Research for...
The Risk of Teen Mothers Having Low Birth Weight Babies: Implications of Recent Medical Research for School Health Personnel
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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English
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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This article reviews recent medical research on the relationship between young maternal age and the incidence of low birth weight infants. One line of research, “nature,” emphasizes biological factors in early adolescence such as immaturity of the female reproductive system and inadequate prenatal weight gain. “Nurture,” another research focus, str...
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The Risk of Teen Mothers Having Low Birth Weight Babies: Implications of Recent Medical Research for School Health Personnel
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69973739
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69973739
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0022-4391
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1746-1561
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10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb00581.x
