NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ574522
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
The Risk of Teen Mothers Having Low Birth Weight Babies: Implications of Recent Medical Research for School Health Personnel.
Roth, Jeffrey; Hendrickson, Jo; Schilling, Max; Stowell, Daniel W.
Journal of School Health, v68 n7 p271-75 Sep 1998
Reviews recent research on relationships between young maternal age and incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Different lines of research attribute low birth weight to biological and sociocultural factors. Both factors, plus lifestyle choices made by adolescents, combine to raise or lower the risk of delivering a low-birth-weight infant. Implications for school health personnel are examined. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biological Influences, Birth Weight, Comprehensive School Health Education, Early Parenthood, Life Style, Pregnancy, Prenatal Influences, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A