Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Pia Murrekilde
Denmark
Research Article
Teenage Pregnancies: Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes at a Danish Regional Hospital
Author(s): Aiste Ugianskiene, Susanne Ledertoug, Pia Murrekilde and Pinar BorAiste Ugianskiene, Susanne Ledertoug, Pia Murrekilde and Pinar Bor
Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate whether Danish teenage pregnancies were associated with increased risks of adverse maternal, obstetrical and neonatal outcomes.
Study design: A retrospective case control study. All nulliparous singleton pregnant teenagers ≤ 19 years (n=134) and randomly selected nulliparous women (n=268) aged 20-39 with singleton pregnancy, who gave birth at the Regional Hospital of Randers from 2008 to 2012 were included. Statistical comparisons by independent t-test were applied to continuous data, while Chi-square test was used to examine for differences in frequency data. We calculated Odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p values <0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in our study was 1.8%. Smoking during pregnancy was sig.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000283