Perinatal outcomes among young Indigenous Australian mothers: A cross ‐sectional study and comparison with adult Indigenous mothers

DiscussionYoung maternal age is not a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes among Indigenous women. Rather, they are having babies in disadvantaged circumstances within a system challenged to support them socially and clinically.

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Source: Birth - March 1, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Malinda Steenkamp, Jacqueline Boyle, Sue Kildea, Vivienne Moore, Michael Davies, Alice Rumbold Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research