Joanne Katz|Subarna K. Khatry|Steven C. LeClerq|Santosh Kumar Shrestha|Keith P. West|Parul Christian
Miscarriage but Not Stillbirth Rates Are Higher Among Younger Nulliparas in Rural Southern Nepal
Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
examine impact young maternal age miscarriages stillbirths rural southern nepalpregnancies miscarriages stillbirths prospectively identified two randomized trials maternal micronutrient supplementation analysis included 5861 women parity 0 nulliparas 4459 parity 1 primiparas 26 years ageamong nulliparous women 57 46 pregnancies ended miscarriage stillbirth adjusted relative risk miscarriage 207 girls 15 95 confidence interval ci 117366 compared 18 19 years 140 95 ci 106184 among 1517 years stillbirth rates differ significantly maternal age differences miscarriage stillbirth rates maternal age among primiparasyoung maternal age increased risk miscarriages stillbirths nulliparas miscarriages stillbirths differ maternal age primiparous women