The aim of this study is to investigate adolescent pregnancies, sociodemographic characteristics of these pregnancies, maternal and neonatal outcomes and complications of adolescent pregnancies. We enrolled 207 adolescent pregnancies between ages of 15-19 years and adult pregnancies (after 19 years old) who were delivered at Karabuk University Hospital between 2016 and 2018. We compared the results within the groups retrospectively. The mean maternal age of the adolescent and control groups were 18.19±0.93 and 27.09±3.75 respectively (p<0.001). The educational status of adolescent group was lower than the control group. While cesarean section rate was higher in control group (51.8% vs 35.7%), vaginal delivery with episiotomy was higher in adolescent group (93.2% vs 70.6%). Intrauterine growth restriction with oligohydramnios was significantly higher in study group (p=0.019). The mean of birth weight and 1. minute APGAR score of adolescent group was significantly lower compared to the control group(p=0.014 and p=0.043 respectively). Gestational diabetes mellitus was significantly higher in control group (4% vs 0.5%, p=0.015). Rate of preeclampsia, preterm labor and premature rupture of membrane were similar the between the groups. In our study, adolescent pregnancies were associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. So, adolescent pregnancies should be evaluated as a high risk pregnancy. Government and educational agencies should make an effective plan and take an action for preventing early pregnancies and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | ORİJİNAL MAKALELER / ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 9 Kasım 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 |