Abstract
Backgrounds: Teenage pregnancies are generally considered as a high-risk however, sufficient data is lacking in the area, Cairo Egypt. We attempted to determine whether teenage pregnancies show poorer outcomes than adult-age pregnancies. Objectives: Finding out the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and its maternal and fetal outcome in comparison. Subjects and methods: A retrospective analytical case-control study was conducted on patients who had attended for delivery at Al-Galaa Maternity Teaching Hospital during the period of one year from March 2015 to February 2016. A total of included 538 patients aged 16 - 19 years as study group and adult age group: included 609 patients aged 25 - 29 years as the control group. The only primigravid was enrolled. The study records were retrieved for review. Comparisons were made between the two groups regarding maternal demographics, socioeconomic status, medical disorders, major antenatal complications, the outcome of labor, mode of delivery, and perinatal complications. Results: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy, was 46.9%. Teenage group, compared with the adult group, P-value Conclusions: Teenager primigravid women should be considered as a high-risk pregnancy and thus require special medical attention to avoid adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Highlights
Teenage pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes, and serious health, social and economic consequences to individuals, families, and communities
To what extent does teenage pregnancy affect the maternal and neonatal outcome? This study aims at finding out the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and its maternal and fetal outcome in comparison to the outcome of pregnancy in adult age at Al-Galaa Maternity Teaching Hospital
Teenage pregnancy is an important public health problem worldwide involving Egypt. It often occurs in the context of poor social standards. It is debated whether teenage pregnancy is associated with adverse reproductive outcomes or not
Summary
Teenage pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes, and serious health, social and economic consequences to individuals, families, and communities. An estimated 21 million girls aged 15 to 19 years in developing regions become pregnant every year, and approximately 12 million of them gave birth [1]. Developing countries have distinctly different rates of teenage pregnancy. In Egypt; the incidence of teenage pregnancy is 9.6% [3]. In developed regions, such as North America and Western Europe, teenage parents tend to be unmarried and adolescent pregnancy is seen as a social issue. Teenage parents in developing countries are often married, and their pregnancy may be welcomed by the family and society
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