Outcome of teen age pregnancy

ABSTRACT

Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20 [when the pregnancy ends]. A pregnancy can take place as early as two weeks before menarche [the first menstrual period], which signals the possibility of fertility, but usually occurs after menarche. Aim of the present study was to find out the fetal and maternal outcome of teenage pregnancy. It is a descriptive study carried out in one year, in District teaching hospital of Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan. Patients with pregnancy and aging below 18 years presenting to Gynae unit were followed up since 1[st] antenatal visit to delivery. Patient with teenage pregnancy and presenting first time in labour were also included in the study. They were looked for associated medical problems. The main outcome measures were health of mother, mode of delivery, weight of the baby, neonatal nursery admission and postnatal complications of mother. There is marked increase in hospital admission of the teenage pregnancies in last 3 years, probably because ofIDPS from Waziristan. The most common medical problems found was anaemia [HB < 10 gm] which was 67%. In a total of 92% of them delivered through. Normal vaginal delivery which shows close relationship of smaller babies, and laxity of the pelvic structure. Fifty four percent of the babies were weighing in 2.5 -3 kg range