A retrospective analysis of adolescent pregnancies.
Pregnancy in adolescence has been and continues to be a problem in public health. A retrospective study of 562 mothers, 18 years of age and below, was carried out. This study has shown a high incidence of preeclampsia (9.9%), low birth weight infants (17.2%), and preterm delivery (9.3%). It is imperative to institute a medical and educational survive with comprehensive prenatal care for adolescent mothers in order to improve the outcome of their pregnancies.
Bozkaya
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Mocan
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Usluca
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Beşer
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Gümüştekin
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies