Abstract

Aim: To highlight the grave complications among teenage mothers in Assiut Woman's Health Hospital compared with the adult mothers.

Methods: This study was a prospective case control study, conducted at the Labor Ward of Assiut Woman's Health Hospital from 1st of January 2016 to 30th of June 2016. We included teenage pregnant women (13-19 completed years at delivery) as case and adult mothers (20-29 years) formed the control group. The primary outcome of the study is the rate of pregnancy complications among teenage mothers.

Results: Obstetric complications were higher among the teenage mothers (p=0.0001). The teenage mothers had a higher proportion of normal vaginal delivery (p=0.005). The adult mothers reported a higher rate of elective cesarean section (CS) and operative vaginal delivery (p=0.0001, p=0.002; respectively). The infants of teenage mothers tended to have a lower birth weight and Apgar score than the adult ones.

Conclusion: This study clearly states that the teenage mothers and their infants were more liable to complications during pregnancy and labor compared to adult mothers.

Keywords: Teenage pregnancy, obstetric outcome, neonatal outcome.

How to Cite:

Abbas, A. M., Ali, S. S., Ali, M. K., Fouly, H. & Altraigey, A., (2017) “The maternal and neonatal outcomes of teenage pregnancy in a tertiary university hospital in Egypt”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology 7(3), 1–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1350

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