An analysis of the adolescent obstetric patient

A Retrospective Analysis of Adolescent Pregnancies

“…The need for a cesarean section for cephalopelvic disproportion was significantly more marked in nulliparous adolescents than in the nul liparous controls. This finding is in accord with some of the cited literature [ 18] and is in contrast to investigations [12,19]. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that the diagnosis of fetopelvic disproportion is often made for fear of the obstetrician of age and general size of the patient rather than on the basis of pelvic measurement.…”

Clinical Review : Complications of Adolescent Pregnancy

“…(2) What specific biologic complications of pregnancy occur in adolescence? [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] An overview of the older literature dealing with adolescents is to be found in the paper of Aznar and Bennett,15 which tabulated data from sixteen sttidies, including their own, done between 1922 and 1959. (4) Is maternal age the sole determinant of these complications?…”