PPT Slide
Applying the concept of a physiological trade-off in studies of the specific metabolic processes allocating somatic resources between adolescent gravidas and their infants could lead to valuable insights.
Short term, life course, 8 and intergenerational 9 outcome of adolescent pregnancy in human populations can be predicted and effectively tested by life history theory.
The high frequency of 1st births to young mothers 16 - 22 years who produced the lightest infants should be a focus of concern. 10