An analytic study on maternal and fetal complications as the pregnancy outcome in teenage pregnancy

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study is to find out the strategies on the maternal and fetal complications as the pregnancy outcome in teenage women. With modernization, teenage pregnancy rate is rapidly declining in developed countries, but it is still high in developing countries like India, and socially backward district like Vijayapur. Hence this prospective study was carried out at Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka. Aims: (1) To find out strategies for prevention of problems of teenage pregnancies. (2) To find out strategies for prevention of perinatal mortality. Methodology: A prospective study of teenage pregnancy was carried out for two years period; all Teen Primigravidae admitted to the labour ward were taken for study. 150 cases of teenage primigravidae of 13yrs to 19yrs were studied. Cases were selected randomly and randomization was attained. Results: Teenage primigravidae who delivered comprised of 29.6% of the total term deliveries to the labour ward. In this study 72% teenage pregnancies were associated with mild to severe complications. The major maternal complications were Sever-Anemia 16%, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 18.66%, Premature Rupture of Membranes 18.21%, and. Low Birth Weight 20%, Pre-term births 6% and Stillbirths 1.33% was major adverse fetal outcome. Conclusion: Early childbearing is associated with various health risks for both mother and child. Teenage mothers are more likely to experience pregnancy related complications which often lead to raised MMR and adverse fetal outcome. But Teenage pregnancy is still a common occurrence.

Keywords

• Teenage pregnancy
• Clinical prospective study
• Maternal and fetal outcome