| Literature DB >> 8938462 |
H Bozkaya1, H Mocan, H Usluca, E Beşer, D Gümüştekin.
Abstract
Pregnancy in adolescence has been and continues to be a problem in public health. A retrospective study of 562 mothers, 18 years of age and below, was carried out. This study has shown a high incidence of preeclampsia (9.9%), low birth weight infants (17.2%), and preterm delivery (9.3%). It is imperative to institute a medical and educational survive with comprehensive prenatal care for adolescent mothers in order to improve the outcome of their pregnancies.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Asia; Biology; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Fertility; Low Birth Weight; Mediterranean Countries; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Outcomes; Premature Birth; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Studies; Turkey; Western Asia; Youth
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8938462 DOI： 10.1159/000291930
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gynecol Obstet Invest ISSN： 0378-7346 Impact factor: 2.031