RESEARCH in Canada found that babies of teenage fathers are at risk of various problems, including premature birth, low weight, and even death.
The team led by Professor Mark Walker of the University of Ottawa is conducting research on 2.6 million births in the U.S. in 1995-2000.
Besides checking the birth data 2,614,966 infants of mothers aged 20 and 29 years, they also record information about age and race of the babies father.