European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2011

Younger maternal age (at initiation of childbearing) and recurrent perinatal mortality

  • Hamisu M. Salihu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, Tampa, FL, United States
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Center for Research and Evaluation, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, 3111 E. Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Fl 33613, United States. Tel.: +1 813 974 7594; fax: +1 813 974 8889.
    • ,
  • Jingyi Duan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Sarah K. Nabukera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa,Iowa City, IA, United States
    • ,
  • Alfred K. Mbah

      Affiliations

    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, Tampa, FL, United States
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Amina P. Alio

      Affiliations

    • The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, Tampa, FL, United States
    • Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

Received 6 May 2010 ,Revised 18 July 2010 ,Accepted 11 August 2010.

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PII: S0301-2115(10)00412-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.08.006

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2011

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