RESEARCH in Canada found that babies of teenage fathers are at risk of various problems, including premature birth, low weight, and even death.
The team led by Professor Mark Walker of the University of Ottawa is conducting research on 2.6 million births in the U.S. in 1995-2000.
Besides checking the birth data 2,614,966 infants of mothers aged 20 and 29 years, they also record information about age and race of the babies father.
The result, babies from teenage fathers have 15% higher odds for preterm birth, 13% higher had a low weight, and 22% higher death at the age of four weeks.
The results are quite surprising because during this time that counts increase the risk of birth is the mother's age. The older the mother, the higher the risk of infant mortality and a variety of issues to be faced by these infants.
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