Maternal and perinatal outcome in teenage pregnancies in Sudan

Abstract

Pregnancy and childbirth in teenage women pose special risks for both mother and baby. As well as significant medical nutritional social and economic risks teenage pregnancy is associated with increased risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth low birth weight and death in the neonatal or postnatal periods. There is a paucity of literature regarding the maternal and perinatal outcome of teenage pregnancies in Sudan Africa. The aim of the present study was to assess the risk of anemia operative delivery and perinatal complications (mainly low birth weight) among primiparous teenagers with a singleton delivery compared with a similar group of women aged 20-24 years. (excerpt)