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December 1, 2025Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

Community-Based Mentoring to Reduce Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Adolescent Pregnancies in Sierra Leone (2YoungLives): A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Cristina Fernandez Turienzo Lucy November Mangenda Kamara Osman Conteh Philemon Kamara Appiah M. Kingsford Peter J. S. Koroma Michael Munu Alexandra Ridout Betty Sam Paul T. Seed Suzie Thomas Prince Tommy Williams Andrew Shennan Jane Sandall

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Key Points

Reduced maternal mortality indicates positive impact on adolescent health in Sierra Leone, addressing high mortality rates.
Evidence includes maternal mortality rate of 443 per 100,000 live births, emphasizing the severe health crisis.
Pilot cluster-randomized controlled trial tested a community-based mentoring intervention for adolescent mothers.
Significance lies in community involvement, highlighting potential for scalable interventions in similar settings.

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Pilot trial shows reduced maternal mortality in adolescent pregnancies in Sierra Leone, suggesting community-based mentoring may help.

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Turienzo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69402a862d562116f290241e https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0001176340.24636.22

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