Complications associated with adolescent childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether childbearing before age 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with increased risk of maternal and child complications through a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Methods

The literature on adolescent pregnancy and associated complications in Sub-Saharan Africa was reviewed. A systematic electronic database search in Medline and Embase identified relevant papers. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they had numeric data on maternal mortality, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age, stillbirth, neonatal death or perinatal death. We included studies on adolescents aged 17 years or younger, and with a comparison group of adult women aged between 20 and 35 years. The quality of the article

SUBMITTER: Gronvik T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157872 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature