Outcome of Teenage Pregnancy in Mahasarakham Hospital
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2011-01-25
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Mahasarakham Hospital Journal
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AbstractObjectives : To determine the incidence of teenage pregnancy, obstetric and neonatal complications of teenage mothers.Study design : Retrospective descriptive.Subjects : Three hundred and fifty-two teenage pregnants who had delivered in Mahasarakham Hospital from August 1st , 2008 to July 31th , 2009.Material and Method: A retrospective study was conducted in a population of teenages delivered at Mahasarakham Hospital from August 1st , 2008 to July 31th , 2009. The medical records of the patients identified were reviewed.Demographic, obstetric, neonatal complications information were collected.Result : Total of 2,667 pregnants who gave birth during the time of study, the teenage pregnants were 352.The incidence of teenage pregnancies accounted for 13.2% of all pregnancies.The patients’mean age 17.6±1.4 years.Most(85.8) were nulliparous. 62.2% of the cases had secondary education and 61.9% of them were housewife.83% of the cases had adequate antenatal care.The gestational ages at delivery were more than 37 weeks in 83.3% and 58.2% of teenage pregnants had normal delivery.The newborns’ mean birth weight were 2,886.2±499.4 kilograms.The most frequent obstetric complications were : anemia (17.6%), preterm delivery (15.4%), preeclampsia (5.4%).Conclusion : The incidence of teenage pregnancy was found to be 13.2%. Preterm labour, anemia and preeclampsia were the obstetric complications in the teenage pregnancy. Key word : Teenage pregnancy, Complications
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Mahasarakham Hospital Journal; Vol.6 No.3 November 2009 - January 2010; 41-49