title: [Obstetrical profile of early maternity in Kinshasa (Zaire)].
abstract: A prospective study was carried out on the circumstances in youthful pregnancy in 377 primapara aged less than 16 years of age in Kinshasa as compared with 805 mothers between 20 and 24 years of age. The incidence of such youthful pregnancy is 3% with a mean age of 14.67 years. The psycho-social circumstances are dominated by the unmarried state of the patient, the low level of schooling and the fact that the pregnancy was usually unwanted. The antenatal time was usually marked by insufficient supervision, but no special complications of pregnancy could be put down to youth. Delivery was usually normal. The Apgar of the newborns from these young mothers was usually lower than in the control group but most did well because the perinatal mortality was not statistically higher. The mean weight was lower than in the control group but higher than the classical definition of small-for-dates babies.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012924:Social Conditions
vernacular_title: Profil obstétrical de la maternité précoce à Kinshasa (Zaïre).