Teenage Pregnancy; Maternal and Fetal Outcomes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the adverse adverse maternal and fetal outcomes in teenage pregnant women. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Place and Duration: Department of Gyne & Obs, Shahida Islam Teaching Hospital Lodhran, during from 15-04-2020 to 31-03-2021. Material and methods: Total one hundred and twenty patients were enrolled in this study. Patients were aged between 14- 40 years. Patients detailed demographics were recorded after taking written consent. Patients were equally divided into two groups I and II. 60 patients of aged between 14-18 years were included in group I and equally patients of aged >18 were included in group II. Frequency of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus and post-partum haemorrhage were calculated. Adverse outcomes among (cesarean section, instrumental delivery,induction of labor and prolong labor, hypertensive disorder) were calculated among both groups. Fetal outcomes Perinatal mortality, Low birth weight, Low Apgar score and NICU admission were observed. Complete data was analyzed by SPSS 22.0 version. Results: Mean age of the patients in group I was 17.88±1.42 years with mean BMI 22.09±4.66 Kg/m2 and in group II mean age was 19.16±8.64 years with mean BMI 23.87±4.57 Kg/m2. Fetal outcomes, perinatal mortality in group I 8 (13.3%) and in group II was 5 (8.3%), low birth weight in group I was among 25 (41.7%) and in group II was 9 (15%), low apgar score in group I was 10 (16.7%) and in group II was 7 (11.7%), 12 (20%) in group I went to NICU admission and 4 (6.7%) patient in group II admitted to NICU. Frequency of pre-eclampsia in group I were high among 27 (45%) patients as compared to group II 13 (21.7%) patients , frequency of gestational diabetes mellitus in group I was among 14 (23.3 %) patients and 5 (8.3%) patients were in group II, post partum haemorrhage was seen in 42 (70%) cases in group I and 23 (38.3%) cases in group II. Conclusion: Delaying intrauterine development and premature neonatal intensive care admissions are also on the rise in this study. Anemia, urinary tract infection, high blood pressure pregnancy, and surgical delivery are all associated with pregnancies in which the mother is a teenager. Keywords: Pre-eclampsia, Partum haemorrhage, Maternal outcome, Fetal outcome