This may be due to inadequate nutrition in the former group. Similar results were found in other studies[5,14,15].
Pregnancy induced hypertension and eclampsia were higher in the comparison group.
Although anemia,PIH and eclampsia were higher in the cases, the difference was not statistically significant.
Similar results were found in [4,14].
Preeclampsia was equal.
A higher study population is needed to conclude this finding.
Underdevelopment of the pelvis as a contributing factor to CPD could not be properly studied as the cases were only in the higher teenage group (16-19 years) and lower teenage group(13-15) could not be assessed. This may be the reason for equal number of CPD cases in both the groups