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Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort?

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  • Aitken, Zoe
  • Hewitt, Belinda
  • Keogh, Louise
  • LaMontagne, Anthony D.
  • Bentley, Rebecca
  • Kavanagh, Anne M.

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It is well established that maternal age at childbirth has implications for women's mental health in the short term, however there has been little research regarding longer term implications and whether this association has changed over time. We investigated longer term mental health consequences for young mothers in Australia and contrasted the effects between three birth cohorts.

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  • Aitken, Zoe & Hewitt, Belinda & Keogh, Louise & LaMontagne, Anthony D. & Bentley, Rebecca & Kavanagh, Anne M., 2016. "Young maternal age at first birth and mental health later in life: Does the association vary by birth cohort?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 9-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:157:y:2016:i:c:p:9-17
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.037
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