title: Age effects on infant mortality controlling for race: a meta-analytical study.
abstract: The relationship between teenage fertility and infant mortality has been a controversial issue for some time. From a policy point of view, it is crucial to understand the nature of this relationship given that pregnancy among teenagers is on the rise globally. This study conducted a meta-analysis of the relationship between maternal age and infant mortality. Two important determinants, race and age, were considered; no evidence of a systematic relationship between age and infant mortality rates was found. The policy implications of this finding are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of North Texas, Denton 76203, USA. fd91@vm.acs.unt.edu
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors