A longitudinal cohort study of rural adolescent vs adult South African mothers and their children from birth to 24 months.

Karl le RouxJoan ChristodoulouLinnea Stansert-KatzenElaine DippenaarChristina LaurenziIngrid M le RouxMark TomlinsonMary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)

In rural South Africa, almost one in five pregnant women is an adolescent. Caretaking tasks influencing child growth, especially breastfeeding and securing the child grant appear as the greatest problems for adolescent compared to adult mothers.

Keyphrases

mental health
south africa
young adults
childhood cancer
pregnant women
hiv positive
preterm infants
pregnancy outcomes
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected