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Published on: October 10, 2025
[Neonatal and maternal morbidity among adolescent and adult women. A comparative study]
Heladia García1, Norma Patricia Avendaño-Becerra, María Teresa Islas-Rodríguez
1Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales, Hospital de Pediatría, CMN Siglo XXI, IMSS, México, D.F. hely1802@yahoo.com.mx
Objective:
To identify neonatal and maternal morbidity among adolescent and adult women.
Material And Methods:
We used a cross sectional study design. Recorded data from newborn infants: gestational age, birth weight, sex, route of delivery, Apgar score, Silverman score and morbidity; and mothers' data reviewed: age, marital status, scholarship, occupation, monthly income, drug abuse history, number of pregnancies, abortion, deliveries, cesarean section, prenatal follow up and complications during the pregnancy.
Results:
One hundred newborn infants were studied in each group. Complications during pregnancy were present among 26% of adult women and 10% of adolescents (p = 0.04). Gestational age and birth-weight were similar in both groups. Birth by cesarean section was more frequent among the offspring of adult women (65% vs. 48%, p = 0.015). Perinatal asphyxia and birth trauma were observed more often in children from adolescent mothers (p < 0.05). Mortality rate was 5% and 1% among the offspring of adolescent and adult women, respectively.
Conclusions:
The morbidity in pregnancy was more frequent in adult women. The offspring of adolescent women had a higher incidence of perinatal complications like asphyxia and birth trauma. Mortality rate was higher in children from adolescent mothers.