Assessment of The Impact of Teenage Pregnancy on Pregnancy Outcome among Pregnant Women in Minia University Hospitals, Minia Governorate

Abstract

Background: Early pregnancy or adolescent pregnancy means women under age of 20 years who are pregnant with their first child. Egyptian studies in 2015 stated that teenage pregnancy rate was 47/1000. The World Bank reported in 2017 that the adolescent fertility rate (15-19 years) in Egypt (was 50 births for every 1000 women. It carries a high risk for both the mother and infant and associated with maternal complications, low birth weight, perinatal mortality and increased infant mortality especially in developing countries like Egypt. Objective: To define if there is an association between young age pregnancy with increased risk of unfavorable pregnancy outcome. To compare pregnancy outcome of adolescent pregnancy (15-19years old) with young adult (20-29 years old) pregnancy. Method: A descriptive comparative hospital-based study is analyzing pregnancy and delivery outcomes of a teenage group 15-19 years compared with an adult group 20–29 years of age in Minia university hospitals Minia governorate. it was held from January 2017 to June 2017. Results: Teenage is associated with preterm birth <37 weeks (14.4%), low birth weight (12%), stillbirth (2.4%) and antepartum hemorrhage (14.4%), cesarean section was done for (44.8%) of the teenagers group and Pre-eclampsia in teenagers was (24.8%) while in adult group was (11.6%). Conclusion: Pregnancy before 20 years old is a high-risk pregnancy and leads to unfavorable pregnancy outcome and has a negative impact on maternal and neonatal health.