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A retrospective analysis of adolescent pregnancies
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|January 1, 1996
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 survive with comprehensive prenatal care for adolescent mothers in order to improve the outcome of their pregnancies.
Keywords:
Adolescent PregnancyAdolescentsAdolescents, FemaleAge FactorsAsiaBiologyBirth WeightBody WeightDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDiseasesFertilityLow Birth WeightMediterranean CountriesPhysiologyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPreeclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomesPremature BirthReproductionReproductive BehaviorResearch MethodologyResearch ReportRetrospective StudiesStudiesTurkeyWestern AsiaYouth