Open AccessYears of healthy life lost due to adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers in Thailand
Author(s) -
Ei Ei Aung,
Tippawan Liabsuetrakul,
Warisa Panichkriangkrai,
Nuttapat Makka,
Kanitta Bundhamchareon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.463
Subject(s) - childbirth , medicine , pregnancy , abortion , years of potential life lost , obstetrics , maternal death , environmental health , demography , population , life expectancy , genetics , sociology , biology
Preventing adolescent pregnancy and childbirth is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goals. Measuring the burden pregnancy and childbirth places on adolescents is required to convince society and decision makers that this is an important goal.