title: Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We performed a retrospective study to evaluate adolescent pregnancies as for gestational complications, and prinatal outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated 341 pregnants whose data we could reach regarding gestational, and perinatal complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our study group anemia (35.4%), preeclampsia/eclampsia (1.45%), premature membrane rupture (1.4%), intrauterine growth retardation (3.81%), and instrumental delivery (0.3%) were seen in indicated incidence rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our retrospective study, we found lower our complication rates in adolescent age group when compared with the adult age group, and other studies performed in adolescents. Since our hospital is a tertiary health care institute, and we monitorized our patients closely, our incidence rates can be better than those cited in the literature. As long as proper antenatal surveillance is employed, adolescent mothers do not seem to have increased risk for most of obstetric complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuce
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seda Sahin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Aker
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Murat
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Seval
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalafat
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feride
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soylemez
keywords: Adolescent pregnancy; cesarean ratio; fetal outcomes; maternal complication