Mode of delivery and birthweight among teenage and adult primigravida Saudi women: A retrospective comparative study.

Autor: Mohamed AA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - College of Medicine., Almalaq AA; College of Medicine, Hail University., Almansour RD; College of Medicine, Hail University., Alanazi HS; College of Medicine, Hail University., Al-Khamali MM; Hail Maternity Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Shommo SA; Department of House Economics - Faculty of Education.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research [J Obstet Gynaecol Res] 2015 Nov; Vol. 41 (11), pp. 1721-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 07.
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12792
Abstrakt: Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the mode of delivery and birthweight among teenagers in comparison to adult pregnant Saudi women.
Material and Methods: This was a retrospective comparative study. We included all primigravid teenage girls aged 19 years or younger and adult women aged 20-29 years with singleton term normal pregnancies who delivered at Hail Maternity Hospital during 1 January-31 December 2013.
Results: Incidence of vaginal delivery among teenagers was higher than that in adults, at 105 (80.2%) and 588 (70.5%), respectively. There was a lower incidence of vacuum extraction and cesarean section among the teenage group compared to the adult group (1 [0.8%] vs 25 [3.0%], and 25 [19.1%] vs 221 [26.5%], respectively [P > 0.05]). Incidence of low birthweight among the teenage group was higher than that in adults (28 [21.4%] and 84 [10.1%], respectively [P < 0.05]).
Conclusion: Our study concluded that teenage pregnancy is associated with a high risk of low birthweight (P < 0.05). Adult mothers experienced more cesarean section and vacuum extraction deliveries (P > 0.05). Adequate antenatal care, community education and raising awareness might decrease the number of teenage pregnancies, which was 13.6% in our study.
(© 2015 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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