Outcome of Teenage Pregnancy in Rajavithi Hospital
Ekachai Kovavisarach MD*, Supanan Chairaj MSc (Nurse)**, Kasorn Tosang (Nurse)**, Suvanna Asavapiriyanont MD*, Uraiwan Chotigeat MD***
Affiliation : * Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Department of Nursing, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand *** Department of Pediatrics, Queen Sirikit Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes between pregnant teenage girls (age < 20 yrs) and
pregnant adults (age 20-34 yrs).
Material and Method: Seven hundred and fifty pregnant teenagers admitted and delivered at Rajavithi
Hospital during November 8, 2006 and December 22, 2007 were enrolled in the study. A control group
included 750 pregnant adults delivered during the same period.
Results : Preterm labor was the significant antepartum complication in the teenage mothers while diabetes
mellitus was the significant one in the adult mothers as compared to those in the other groups. Teenage
mothers had significantly higher incidence of cesarean delivery than that in the adult mothers. The neonates
of the teenage mothers showed higher number of complications than those of the adult mothers.
Conclusion : Pregnant teenage girls had more maternal and neonatal complications than those of pregnant
adults.
Keywords : Adult pregnancy, Teenage pregnancy, Neonatal outcomes, Maternal outcomes, Pregnancy complications, Pregnancy outcome
