Mihaela Corina Radu|Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu|R?zvan Daniel Chivu|Corneliu Zaharia|Calin Boeru|Melania Elena Pop-Tudose|Andrei Necsulescu|Marina Ruxandra O?elea
Pregnancy in Teenage Romanian Mothers
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy|Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy|Institute of Virology|Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy|Emergency University|Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
background purpose teenage pregnancy associated increased risk adverse pregnancy outcomes objective research determine profile pregnant teenager medical complications associated pregnancy young age materials methods crosssectional study based 29item questionnaire conducted 2019 2020 ploieti romania participants divided two groups namely group consisting 100 minor teenage childbearing women age 18 group b consisting 100 childbearing women 18 years age results group mean age 1656 165 percentage births young girls 1315 years group 28 65 adolescents sexual intercourse began age 14 pregnancy monitoring expressed number medical examinations shows significant differences studied groups short assessment health literacy sahl test applied groups revealed low level health literacy group also group teenagers gave birth lowbirthweight children percentage statistically significant 14 vs 4 gestational age group average 3688 213 weeks compared gestational age control group 3841 157 weeks romania teenagers became mothers early age educational programs rural urban schools communities poverty leads inadequate medical supervision significant consequences health mother child lack education school dropout illiteracy inability find job midwife play key role rural communities health education conducted specific communication channels different forms presentation messages adapted needs good target would parents adolescent mothers better communication