Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Adolescent Pregnancy and its outcome : An over view

Dr. P. B. Premalatha, Dr. V. Suguna, Dr. D. Geetha

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 In recent decades, adolescent pregnancy has become an important health issue in a great number of  countries, both developed and developing. Adolescent pregnancy is on the rise, emerging as a serious problem all over the world and more so in developing countries like India where early marriages and early pregnancies are long established. Lack of knowledge of contraception due to various reasons is important cause for adolescent  pregnancy. It is associated with high maternal morbidity. This study aims to examine the pregnancy and its outcome among adolescents.

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Dr. P. B. Premalatha, Dr. V. Suguna, Dr. D. Geetha, Adolescent Pregnancy and its outcome : An over view, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-6 | JUNE-2017

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