Snigdha Kamini|Krishna Veni Avvaru
Teenage Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Outcomes
background teenage pregnancy remains public health problem 70000 adolescent mothers die every year due early childbearingthe nhfs iii 20052006 estimates overall teenage pregnancies india 16in developing nations india teenage pregnancies due early age marriage tend welcomed family members societydespite legal age marriage girls 18 474 women india child bridesteenage pregnancies shown association higher risks prematurity low birth weight preeclampsia anaemia compared adult pregnanciesthis study aims look differences obstetric foetal outcomes teenage pregnancies adult pregnanciesmethodology hospital based comparison study done post natal ward tertiary care hospital visakhapatnam andhra pradesh100teenage mothers 100 adult mothers included studyall primi gravidae received sufficient antenatal carestudy variables age literacy status age marriage mode deliverylbwetcdata analysed using ms excel relevant statistical tests appliedresults majority adolescent mothers age group 1719 years mean age found 19 yearsthe mean age adult mothers 22 years66 teenage mothers 58 adult mothers normal vaginal deliveriesthe number caesarian sections high 38 adult mothers compared teenage mothers 25anaemiapromobstructed labour found higher among teenage mothers compared adult motherslow birth weight higher proportion25 teenage group compared adult group18the differences outcomes statistically significantconclusion although teenage mothers higher incidence anaemia preterm babies low birth weight babies difference cases controls statistically significantteenage childbearing contribute adverse obstetric fetal outcomes provided sufficient antenatal care given