Author/Authors :
KESER, Buket Osmaniye State Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , ERSOY, Gulcin Sahin Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Education and Research Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , AYTAÇ, Hakkı Tepecik Education and Research Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , ENSARİ, Tugba Altun Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women’s Health Education and Research Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , ÇETİN, Ferhat Osmaniye State Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , KAYAR, İlkan Osmaniye State Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey
Abstract :
Objective: To compare the obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women in the adolescent age group with the outcomes of those in reproductive age group in our region.Materials and Methods: The outcomes of 539 adolescent pregnancies between the ages of 10-19 years and 644 adult pregnancies between the ages of 20-35 years who gave birth in Osmaniye State Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic between January 2013 and January 2015 were analyzed retrospectively.Results: The mean age of the adolescent group was determined as 17.60 ± 1.21, and the mean age of the adult group was detected as 26.77 ± 3.94. Compared to reproductive age group, in adolescent age group gestational diabetes mellitus (4.5%, 9.2%, respectively) and preterm birth (32.5%, 19.9%) incidence was detected to be significantly high (p 0.05). 1-minute and 5-minute APGAR scores were observed significantly low in adolescent age group.Conclusion: It is observed that adverse maternal and perinatal results are increased in pregnant women in adolescent age group compared to reproductive age group
