Labour outcome in teenage in a sample of Kurdish pregnant women in maternity teaching hospital in Erbil city

Abstract

Background and objectives : Teenage pregnancy is coming up as one of the most important public health problems all over the world and it is associated with significant pregnancy complications. Our objective was to determine the risks of adolescent pregnancy, and compare maternal and perinatal outcome among adolescent in comparison to older control. Methods : This a randomized prospective clinical study conducted in labour room in Maternity Teaching Hospital in Erbil city-Kurdistan region –Iraq from January 2016 to December 2017 a five hundred seventy-two primigravid women were recruited and divided in to two groups; group one (286) women aged between (15-19) years and group two (286) women aged between 20-34 year Results: The study shows significant differences regarding educational level most of the teenage groups were illiterates (60,7) % versus (51%) for control groups. Anemia was the only significant medical problem in teenage (33,3), low Apgar score and admission to neonatal care unit was significantly higher in teenage groups with (P value of 0,001). Conclusion: Young maternal age is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal neonatal outcomes.