Adolescent pregnancy: a high risk group.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
1997 May; 95(5): 127-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-98774
ABSTRACT
In a retrospective study the obstetric behaviour and outcome in 80 teenage pregnancies (< or = 19 years of age) were compared to a control group (n = 80) of women (20-30 years) of same parity. There were 32 booked cases (40%) in study group and 45 (56.2%) in control group (p < 0.05). The overall teenage pregnancy was 3.2%. Majority of patients were 18 years (27.5%) and 19 years (65.0%) in study group and most of them (87.5%) were primiparas. Of all cases 27.5% were grouped under Kuppuswamy classification III in assessing socio-economic status. Anaemia (27.5%), intra-uterine growth retardation (27.5%) and hypertension (15%) were mostly found as complications in study group as compared to controls (11.2%, 8.7% and 8.7% respectively). The incidence of forceps delivery was higher (17.4%) in the study group as compared to controls (6.2%). Stillbirth rate was 1.25% and there was no maternal mortality.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Pregnancy in Adolescence
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Incidence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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