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© 1987 Oxford University Press

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Pregnancy Outcome and Social Conditions of Women under 20: Evolution in France from 1972 to 1981

BEATRICE BLONDEL, MONIQUE KAMINSKI, MARIE-JOSEPHE SAUREL-CUBIZOLLES and GERARD BREART

Unité de Recherche Epidémiologique sur la Mère et l'Enfant. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale

Reprint requests: Béatrice Blondel, INSERM U 149, 16 Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France.

Two studies based on national samples of births in France in 1972 and 1981 have enabled a comparison of the changes in perinatal risk and social situation of women under 20 years of age with those of women 20 and over. Preterm delivery among women under 20 remained stable during the 10-year period, while it declined significantly among older women.

Also, the social situation of teenagers deteriorated in terms of occupational activity, educational level, presence of the child's father in the home, and his occupation. The changes in these social characteristics do not adequately explain the increased relative risk of preterm delivery among women under 20.

Received 1 September 1986


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