Is teenage pregnancy an obstetric risk in a welfare society? A population-based study in Finland, from 2006 to 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess obstetric outcomes in teenage pregnancies in a country with a low teenage delivery rate and comprehensive high-quality prenatal care.

Design

Retrospective population-based register study.

Setting

Finland.

Participants

All nulliparous teenagers (13-15 years (n=84), 16-17 years (n=1234), 18-19 years (n=5987)) and controls (25-year-old to 29-year-old women (n=51 142)) with singleton deliveries in 2006-2011.

Main outcome measures

Risk of adverse obstetric outcomes adjusted for demographic factors and clinically relevant pregnancy complications, with main focus on maternal pregnancy complications.

Results

Teenage mothers were more likely than controls to live in rural areas (16% (n=1168) vs 11.8% (n=6035)), smoke (36.4% (n=2661) vs

SUBMITTER: Leppalahti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3753503 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature