Pregnancy Outcomes among Adolescents in Upper Egypt | ||||
| SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 2, Issue 2, July 2019, Page 1-9 PDF (178.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2019.122143 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Abdel-Naser A. Ali; Mostafa M Khodry; Hend shrqawy M. Hassan* ; Hazem H. Ahmed | ||||
| Obstetrics &Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Teenage pregnancy is a social problem distributed worldwide, has many significant implications on mother and her baby, specifically, in developing countries. The risk of adolescent pregnancy and outcome remains a public health problem in both developed and undeveloped countries, which leads to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Patients and methods: This is a prospective study that included 200 teenage pregnant mothers who admitted to normal labor room for delivery or those who attended to outpatient obstetric clinic at Qena University Hospital "between April 2019 to April 2020". Information about socio- demographic data, medical history, reproductive history, current pregnancy and its complications and delivery and its outcomes are btained. Clinical examinations, Laboratory and postoperative assessment of the mother for pospartum hemorrhage was done, also assessment of newborns for Apgar score after 1 and 5 minutes was done. Then follow up of mothers till the end of perperium and assess breast feeding. Results: The results were analyzed using Chi-square(x2) test. P (predictive) value of <0.05 were considered as a significant association between sociodemographic characteristics. Also there is significant relationship between extended family and complications of pregnancy. Conclusion: The study determined that the majority of the teenage pregnant mothers were illiterate, housewives, moderate economic status, passive smokers, and without past medical diseases, neglected the antenatal care. Risk of preeclampsia and low Apgar score were higher among teenage pregnant mothers. Recommendations: The study recommends that on pregnant teenager to have appropriate antenatal care as well as social support to avoid medical problems during pregnancy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Complications of Pregnancy; Outcome; Teenage Pregnancies | ||||
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