Impact of maternal age and maternal somatic characteristics on newborn size

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Pregnancies during early adolescence were commonly thought to represent special risks, such as preterm delivery or low-weight newborns, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity of mother and child. An important biopsychosocial interaction can be assumed. In the present study the impact of maternal age and maternal somatic characteristics such as prepregnancy weight, stature, or pregnancy weight gain on...

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