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Abstract
Four hundred and ninety six adolescent and five hundred adult mothers (the latter acting as control), were studied with respect to maternal and fetal outcome. Anaemia of pregnancy was commoner (60%) among the adolescents than the adults (14.8%). Toxaemia of pregnancy was also more common (5%) among the adolescents than the adults (2.4%). However hypertension was more common among the adults (13%) than the adolescents (2.6%). Babies born to adolescent mothers had lower birth weight than those born of adult mothers. There were no significant differences between blood loss or Apgar Scores among the two groups. The need for further studies on this subject is high-lighted.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adult; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Comparative Studies; Data Analysis; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Evaluation; Fertility; Health; Health Facilities; Health Services; Hospitals; Maternal Age; Maternal Health Services; Maternal-child Health Services; Nigeria; Parental Age; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Outcomes; Primary Health Care; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Studies; Western Africa
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2606026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X