Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

ANALYTICAL STUDY OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. Vishwa Kanabar, Dr. Megha Patel

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 Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 years at the time that the pregnancy ends. The objective of this study was to study the prevalence of teenage pregnancy, various socio–demographic factors associated with it and complications among teenage pregnancies and their maternal and perinatal outcome. This was an analytical study which was carried out during the period from July2012 to November2014. All the patients whose age were 19 or less at the time of obstetric outcome were included and their socio–demographic data, any antepartum or intrapartum complications and obstetric and perinatal outcome was studied and the data was analyzed. Prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 4.4%. Maximum patients belong to lower middle and poor socioeconomic class. Complications were more in unregistered patients. Among antepartum complications, 50.7% had anemia, 13% had hypertensive disorders and 11.6% had preterm labour. 12.3% had reproductive loss. Proper antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care helps in reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Prevention can only be achieved by girl child education, increasing the legal age of marriage and abolishing child marriage

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Dr.Vishwa Kanabar, Dr. Megha Patel ANALYTICAL STUDY OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 7|July 2016

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