Children having children: Outcome of extreme teenage pregnancies (13-15 years)

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Papamicheal, E

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Publication details: 2009ISSN:

00016349

Uniform titles:

Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica.

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Summary: A case-control study was conducted to compare obstetric and fetal outcomes of teenage mothers <or=15 years (n=35) with those from older teenagers between 16 and 19 years (n=35) and mothers between 20 and 30 years (n = 35) matched for ethnicity and parity. Teenage mothers <or=15 years were significantly more likely to come from single-parent families and twice as likely to have experienced childhood sexual or physical abuse compared to those over 16 years (both p <0.0001). They attended antenatal appointments later than older teenagers (23+/-7 weeks vs. 18+/-7 weeks, p <0.05), had fewer visits (p<0.05), were more likely to undergo emergency cesarean section (25.7% vs. 5.7% vs. 8.6%, p <0.05) and to have a higher rate of perineal trauma (45.7% vs. 20.0% vs. 25.7%, p<0.05). However, all three groups delivered babies of comparable birthweights (3.2+/-0.5 kg vs. 3.1+/-0.7 kg vs. 3.3+/-0.6 kg, p >0.05) at similar gestations (39+/-4 weeks vs. 39+/-2 weeks vs. 39+/-3 weeks, p >0.05).

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A case-control study was conducted to compare obstetric and fetal outcomes of&nbsp;teenage&nbsp;mothers &lt;or=15&nbsp;years&nbsp;(n=35) with those from older teenagers between 16 and 19&nbsp;years&nbsp;(n=35) and mothers between 20 and 30&nbsp;years&nbsp;(n = 35) matched for ethnicity and parity.&nbsp;Teenage&nbsp;mothers &lt;or=15&nbsp;years&nbsp;were significantly more likely to come from single-parent families and twice as likely to have experienced childhood sexual or physical abuse compared to those over 16&nbsp;years&nbsp;(both p &lt;0.0001). They attended antenatal appointments later than older teenagers (23+/-7 weeks vs. 18+/-7 weeks, p &lt;0.05), had fewer visits (p&lt;0.05), were more likely to undergo emergency cesarean section (25.7% vs. 5.7% vs. 8.6%, p &lt;0.05) and to have a higher rate of perineal trauma (45.7% vs. 20.0% vs. 25.7%, p&lt;0.05). However, all three groups delivered babies of comparable birthweights (3.2+/-0.5 kg vs. 3.1+/-0.7 kg vs. 3.3+/-0.6 kg, p &gt;0.05) at similar gestations (39+/-4 weeks vs. 39+/-2 weeks vs. 39+/-3 weeks, p &gt;0.05).

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