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To evaluate the perinatal outcomes of teenage pregnancies in comparison to older, high-risk pregnant women in a hospital setting.

January 1, 1993International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Outcome of teenage pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique

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To evaluate the perinatal outcomes of teenage pregnancies in comparison to older, high-risk pregnant women in a hospital setting.
Retrospective analysis of clinical records from N=15,207 high-risk women delivered during 1989 at the Central Hospital of Maputo, Mozambique, including 2,185 adolescents aged under 19 years.
Outcomes compared between adolescent and older cohorts using chi-square tests or Fisher's exact tests, with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals computed.
Frequencies of operative vaginal deliveries (forceps or vacuum extraction), cesarean section rates, and low birth rates were significantly higher among women under 19 years old compared with older women.
Maternal mortality and stillbirth rates were elevated in the teenage cohort compared to older women, though these differences did not achieve statistical significance.

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Retrospective study reveals higher rates of operative deliveries and low birth weight in adolescent mothers, highlighting young maternal age as an important predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes.

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Bacci et al. (1993) studied this question.

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Retrospective study reveals higher rates of operative deliveries and low birth weight in adolescent mothers, highlighting young maternal age as an important predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes.

Outcome of teenage pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique

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Outcome of teenage pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique

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