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R Chibber1, M Fouda, J Al-Hijji
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University , Kuwait.
Abstract:
The objective of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in primi-adolescent pregnancies in Kuwait. Case records of primigravidae under 29 years of age, attending the antenatal clinic at our tertiary hospital, between January 2002 and December 2010, were analysed. The study group (up to 19 years of age at first pregnancy) consisted of 3,863 women and the control group (20-29 years of age at first pregnancy) comprised of 4,416 women. Maternal obstetric, fetal and neonatal complications were compared between the groups. Rates of ectopic pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, preterm labour, premature rupture of membrane and caesarean section were significantly higher among adolescents < 15 years of age; the risk then decreased steadily with age and became comparable with the control group after 16 years of age.
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