Adolescent pregnancy: Maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with and without preeclampsia

To determine the prevalence of preeclampsia (PE) in adolescents and to evaluate its association with risk factors for, and the occurrence of, adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.

Of 3006 deliveries, 533 (17.7%) were from teenage mothers, with twenty-eight (5.3%) presenting PE; 17.8% of these cases were classed as severe. Vitamin and mineral supplementation was associated with the occurrence of PE (p=0.034). Puerperal complications and prematurity were more frequent in the PE group.

Prevalence of PE among adolescents was similar to the literature data and was associated with high rates of preterm birth and puerperal complications.