A retrospective analysis of adolescent pregnancies


Bozkaya H., Mocan H., Usluca H., Beser E., Gumustekin D.

GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, vol.42, no.3, pp.146-150, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1996
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000291930
  • Journal Name: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.146-150
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pregnancy in adolescence has been and continues to be a problem in public health. A retrospective study of 562 mothers, 18 years of age and below, was carried out. This study has shown a high incidence of preeclampsia (9.9%), low birth weight infants (17.2%), and preterm delivery (9.3%), It is imperative to institute a medical and educational servive with comprehensive prenatal care for adolescent mothers in order to improve the outcome of their pregnancies.