Childbearing and Undernutrition During Adolescence and its Linkage with Newborn Birth Outcome and Infant Growth in a Cohort of Young Pregnant Women and their Infants in Ethiopia

Given the severe health consequences of child-bearing at a young age and the prevalence of adolescent girls marrying and delivering children at less than nineteen years old in Ethiopia, this study aimed to investigate the burden of undernutrition among these young pregnancies and how their nutritional status plays a role in the association between maternal age and newborn birth outcomes.