Abstract

INTRODUCTION

to compare the pregnancy results in adolescent age group with pregnancy results of the pregnant women in reproductive age.

METHODS

In 2010 and 2015, among patients who applied to Erzincan University Faculty of Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, results regarding 222 pregnant adoles¬cents between ages of 14-19 and the 97 pregnant women bet¬ween ages of 19-34 were retrospectively evaluated.

RESULTS

Average age of adolescent pregnant women were found to be 17,3±0,9 years (14-19 year-olds), whereas average age of the pregnant women at reproductive phase were deter¬mined as 26,6±3,9 years (19-34 year-olds). In adolescent group, 4.5 % smoking cases were revealed, whereas the number was 24.74 % for reproductive age group. Regular prenatal care rate of adolescent pregnancy was detected in 73.4%, it was found to be 79.38% in the 20-34 age group. The rate of preterm birth was observed to be significantly higher in the adolescent group; besides the rate of cesarean delivery was higher in between the ages of 20-34 control group. There was no difference between the groups in terms of perinatal parameters.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Our study does not demonstrate any increase in perinatal problems with adolescent pregnant women compared to reproductive age group; nevertheless, more extensive studi¬es are needed in order to reduce the number of such pregnan¬cies and minimise perinatal complications.