Pregnancy and Growth of Adolescent Mothers and Their Child

University of Brasilia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Adolescent; Development; Pregnancy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00889551

CEPFM 022/2003

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study intends to observe the epidemiology of pregnancy and growth of adolescent mothers and their child in their first year on the development and growth ambulatory at Brasilia University Hospital (HUB).

The study hypothesis is that adolescent growth is disturbed by a pregnancy in this age. Another hypothesis is that their child's growth and development could be obstructed.

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• in the HUB ambulatory of growth and development pediatric center

Exclusion criteria

• mothers who are more than 19 years old