Obstetrics in the very young black South African teenager.
A group of 200 14-16-year-old Black obstetric patients was compared with controls aged 20-23 years. We found a significantly higher incidence of occipitoposterior presentations in the former group, resulting in higher caesarean section and assisted delivery rates. Decreases i the incidence of pre-eclamptic toxaemia and in perinatal mortality are evident in comparison with a similar study 10 years age.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa