Joel G Ray, Longdi Fu, Peter C Austin, Alison L Park, Hilary K Brown, Sonia M Grandi, Ashley Vandermorris, Alexa Boblitz, Eyal Cohen
IMPORTANCE: Unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide are leading causes of death among young females. Teen pregnancy may be a marker of adverse life experiences. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of premature mortality from 12 years of age onward in association with number of teen pregnancies and age at pregnancy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This population-based cohort study was conducted among all females alive at 12 years of age from April 1, 1991, to March 31, 2021, in Ontario, Canada (the most populous province, which has universal health care and data collection)...
March 4, 2024: JAMA Network Open