[Perinatal conditions of newborns of adolescent mothers in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico].
The objective was to compare perinatal conditions of newborns and obstetric complications between a group of adolescent mothers and one of adult mothers. It is a retrolective comparative survey, at the General Hospital "Bernardo J. Gastelum" SSA and General Hospital IMSS, Sinaloa, Mexico.


METHODS
10634 clinical records of patients in labour at obstetric unit from 1990 to 1994. A randomized sample of 215 adolescent pregnant patients and 215 adult pregnant patients were selected and the following data were analysed regarding to the mother: age, pregnancy outcome and obstetric complications; in regard to the newborn: gender, weight, height, cefalic circumference and Apgar score. The mean adolescent mother's age was 16 years, and 25 in adult mothers; mean adolescent mother newborn birthweight was 3.297 SD 0.414 kg. and in adult mothers was 3.393 SD 0.591 kg. (p = 0.09), adolescent mothers newborns with Apgar score less than 7 at first minute was 20% and 5% for adult mothers newborns. Statistically significant difference was observed (p = 0.02). There were not statistically significant differences between the groups in obstetric outcome and complications, birthweight. It was concluded that pregnancy in adolescence it's not a risk factor for the mother and the newborn.
Avila-Vergara
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Unidad de Investigación Médica, Hospital General Regional No. 1, IMSS, Culiacán, Sinaloa.
Morgan-Ortiz
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Fragoza-Sosa
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Haro-García
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D008800:Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012189:Retrospective Studies