Risks in pregnant teenagers
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 32 (1), 7-13
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(90)90974-p
Abstract
The teenage population delivering in Malta during 1983-1986 were identified and the maternal characteristics and obstetric outcome of these patients were statistically compared to those of mothers aged 20-29 years. Teenage mothers were more likely to be primigravida and poor attenders for antenatal care. They were more likely to be cigarette smokers and the pregnancies were more frequently complicated by threatened abortion. The perinatal mortality and morbidity was increased from problems of prematurity.Keywords
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