Demographic Profile, Mode of Delivery and Birth Weight in Teenage Pregnancy: A Prospective Comparative Study

Aims: To assess the prevalence of teenage pregnancies and to compare the obstetric performance of teenage pregnant woman with that of adult pregnant woman. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital from August, 2010 to February, 2012 (one and half year duration). All the teenage pregnancies were included and outcomes were compared with adult (20-24 years) pregnancies, selected randomly who had delivered during the same period of time. The patient characteristics (age, gravidity, parity, gestation age) and obstetric outcome (medical and obstetrical complications, mode of delivery, complications during delivery, fetal outcome, birth weight) were compared between the two groups. Statistical analysis was preformed using PHSTATZ and Z test for proportion. Results: There were total 2708 deliveries during the study period, out of which teenage pregnancy was 264 (9.7%). There were 69(26.1%0) teenage mothers of age 16 to 17 years and 195(73.9%) of age group 18 to 19 years. As expected, maximum patients in the test group i.e. teenagers were primigravida as compared to control group. (90.1% vs. 68.5%). As for mode of delivery, normal delivery in test and control was 82.9% vs 81.1% (p=0.56) and rate of cesarean delivery was similar 10.2% and 10.7%, (p=0.84) in both the groups. The incidence of instrumental delivery was more in control group although it was not statistically significant( 0.7% vs 2.2%, p=0.16). Preterm delivery was 3.0% in teenage as compared to control which is 2.2%. The percentage of intrauterine fetal death was 0.7% vs 0% in test and control group (p=0.15). Proportion of low birth weight babies in test and control group was 7.2% vs 5.9% (p=0.55). Similarly pregnancy related complications were also compared in teenage and control groups. It was found that postpartum hemorrhage occurred more in teenage pregnancy 1.8% vs 0.7% (p=0.84) but statistically not significant. Incidence of hypertensive disorders was 6.4% and 5.6% (p=0.66) in test and control group. Proportion of babies with intrauterine growth restriction was 3.0% in test and 1.1% (p=0.009) in control, the only parameter that is statistically significant. Fetal congenital anomaly was 0.7% vs 0.4% (p=0.54) Conclusions: Teenage pregnancy can have an equally good outcome if we give good obstetric care and encourage institutional delivery. DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v7i2.11139 Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 7 / No. 2 / Issue 14 / July-Dec, 2012 / 29-32

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A PROSPECTIVE AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ESTIMATION OF FOETAL BIRTH WEIGHT CLINICALLY AND SONOGRAPHICALLY AND ITS CORRELATION WITH ITS ACTUAL BIRTH WEIGHT

10.36106/ijsr/4832660 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Chhote Lal Paswan ◽

Debarshi Jana

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Large Scale ◽

Low Cost ◽

Mode Of Delivery ◽

Fetal Weight ◽

Actual Weight ◽

Medical College ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Newborn Complications

Background: Knowledge of fetal weight in utero is vital for the obstetrician in deciding whether to deliver the fetusas well as in fixing the mode of delivery. Both low birth weight and excessive fetal weight at delivery are associated with increased risk of newborn complications during labor and the puerperium. During the last decade, estimated fetal weight has been incorporated into the standard routine antepartum evaluation of high-risk pregnancies and deliveries. Objective of present study was to assess the fetal weight in term pregnancies by Clinical and Sonographic and to compare the methods after knowing the actual weight of the baby after birth. Methods: It is a prospective and comparative study of 100 women at term pregnancy at Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Madhubani Medical College and Hospital, Madhubani, Bihar from 20th March 2020 to 31st October 2020. Patients within 7 days from their Expected Date of Delivery were included in the study. The formulas used in this study are: Johnson's formula, Dare’s formula and Hadlock's formula using ultrasound. Results: Results vary in terms of accuracy with various methods employed for estimating the fetal weight. This studyshowed that Dare’s Formula was the best indicator among all other methods assessed followed by Hadlock's formula by ultrasonographic method. Conclusions: SFH measurement continues to be used in many countries on large scale because of its low cost, ease ofuse and need for little training as the setup for ultrasonographic evaluation is not readily available in rural setups.

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The Consequence of Teenage Pregnancy on the Primigravida Health Outcome Delivers at Sulaymaniyah Maternity Teaching Hospital-Kurdistan Region-Iraq

Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.15218/ejnm.2020.17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 143-156

Author(s):

Kochar Abdullah ◽

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Pary Azize ◽

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Teenage Pregnancy ◽

Mode Of Delivery ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Teenage Mothers ◽

Neonatal Health ◽

Kurdistan Region

Background and Objectives: Teenage first pregnancy is a significant public health problem as it often occurs in the context of poor social support and maternal wellbeing. It is consid-ered high risk for both the mother and infant. This study aimed to find out the effect of teenage pregnancy on neonatal health outcomes. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and involved all pregnant teenage mothers admitted to Sulaymaniyah Maternity Teaching Hospital from January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019. Results: 332 of mothers aged ≤19 years and their newborns were studied. A higher pro-portion of teenage mothers were from rural areas than the urban areas (59.3% vs 40.7%). The percentage of teenage mothers who did not attend antenatal care was 11.14%, and irregular attendees represented 9.94 %. Compared with teenage mothers aged 14–16 years, teenage mothers aged 17–19 years had higher risks of anaemia, systemic infections, coincidental condition, low birth weight, preterm delivery and low Apgar score. The risk of aspiration of meconium and stillbirth among infants born to teenage mothers was statisti-cally not significant after adjustment for gestational age and birth weight, in addition to maternal characteristics and mode of delivery. Teenage pregnancy was associated with higher risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Conclusion: Prevention strategies and the improvement of healthcare are essential to re-duce the consequences of teenage pregnancy on maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Teenage women were less likely to receive antenatal care services. Use of community- and health facility-based education programs are necessary to prevent teenage pregnancy and thus reduce adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

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Estimation of foetal birth weight clinically and sonographically and its correlation with its actual birth weight: a prospective and comparative study

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172942 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 3103

Author(s):

Preeti Bajaj ◽

Gunvant K. Kadikar ◽

Medha Kannani ◽

Manoj Bhatt ◽

Shivani Shah

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Large Scale ◽

Low Cost ◽

Mode Of Delivery ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Fetal Weight ◽

Actual Weight ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Newborn Complications

Background: Knowledge of fetal weight in utero is vital for the obstetrician in deciding whether to deliver the fetus as well as in fixing the mode of delivery. Both low birth weight and excessive fetal weight at delivery are associated with increased risk of newborn complications during labor and the puerperium. During the last decade, estimated fetal weight has been incorporated into the standard routine antepartum evaluation of high-risk pregnancies and deliveries. Objective of present study was to assess the fetal weight in term pregnancies by Clinical and Sonographic and to compare the methods after knowing the actual weight of the baby after birth.Methods: It is a prospective and comparative study of 200 women at term pregnancy at Sir T. Hospital, Bhavnagar, India from 2015 to 2016. Patients within 7 days from their Expected Date of Delivery were included in the study. The formulas used in this study are: Johnson's formula, Dare’s formula and Hadlock's formula using ultrasound.Results: Results vary in terms of accuracy with various methods employed for estimating the fetal weight. This study showed that Dare’s Formula was the best indicator among all other methods assessed followed by Hadlock's formula by ultrasonographic method.Conclusions: SFH measurement continues to be used in many countries on large scale because of its low cost, ease of use and need for little training as the setup for ultrasonographic evaluation is not readily available in rural setups.

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THE IMPACT OF ISOLATED OLIGOHYDRAMNIAS AT TERM ON PERINATAL OUTCOME: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ◽

10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.5030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 71 (4) ◽

pp. 1274-77

Author(s):

Bushra Zafar ◽

Nadia Arif ◽

Ayesha Arif ◽

Raja Qaseem Ahmed ◽

Farrukh Shahzad

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Amniotic Fluid ◽

Perinatal Outcome ◽

Mode Of Delivery ◽

Fetal Demise ◽

Intrauterine Fetal Demise ◽

Group A ◽

Group B ◽

The Impact

Objective: To study the impact of isolated oligohydramnios at term on mode of delivery and perinatal outcome. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Okara, from Aug 2019 to Aug 2020. Methodology: A total of 250 patients were recruited in the study. They were divided in 2 groups. In group A there was 123 patients, with isolated oligohydramnias at term, amniotic fluid index of ≤5cm, while in group B 127 patients, with normal liquor volume were included through lottery method. Demographic parameters, Intrauterine fetal demise, mode of delivery, perinatal out comes like meconium stained amniotic fluid, low birth weight, APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes, of two groups were compared. Results: A total of 57 (46.3%) patients in group A delivered through cesarean section and 27 (21.3%) in group B. Meconium staining of liquor was in 56 (45.5%) in group A versus 13 (10.2%) in group B. As compared to group B the patients in group A lower birth weight babies 2.6 ± 0.34 kg versus 3.0 ± 0.33 kg were delivered. Mortality in group A, intrauterine fetal demise was 4 (3.3%) and still birth was 2.3%. There were no perinatal mortality in controlled group B. Conclusion: Isolated oligohydramnias at term is not associated with adverse perinatal outcome. Umbilical cord compression, potential utero-placental insuffiency and increased incidence of meconium stained liquor possibly explains the increased perinatal morbidity. The delivery should be routinely advocated as in otherwise uncomplicated pregnancy with appropriately grown fetus.

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