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| Year : 1993 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 1 | Page : 8-11 |
Teenage pregnancy and its effect on maternal and child health--a hospital experience.
PN Anandalakshmy, K Buckshee
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AIIMS, New Delhi,
Correspondence Address:
P N Anandalakshmy
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AIIMS, New Delhi
PMID: 8514342
Sixteen mothers died out of 2279 teenage deliveries contributing a high maternal mortality rate of 7.02 per 1000 during the study period. 15 adolescent mothers who died had no access to prenatal care. An increased incidence of low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) babies was observed among teenage deliveries. Incidence of premature deliveries were more among teenage mothers. Severe anemia, puerperal sepsis and hypertension were the dominant complications experienced among adolescent mothers.
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