Out of the 672 teenage pregnancies, 357 were associated
with complications (53.12%) and the remaining 315 were
without any complication (46.88%). Out of 357 teenage
pregnancies which were associated with complications,
241 were associated with single complication (67.5%),
whereas 116 were associated with multiple complications
(32.5%), indicating that teenage pregnancies are high risk
pregnancies (Table 1).
Table 1: Distribution according to presence of
complication
Complication Number of mothers Percentage
Without complication 315 46.88%
With complications 357 53.12%
Total 672 100%
Amongst the 61 teenagers admitted during the first
trimester, abortion (52) was the most common complication
seen accounting for 85.24% of fi rst trimester complication,
out of which 48 were spontaneous and 4 were induced
abortions (Table 2).
Table 2: First trimester complications in teenage
mothers
First trimester complication Number Percentage
Abortion 52 85.24%
Ectopic pregnancy 4 6.56%
Hyperemesis gravidarum 3 4.92%
Vesicular mole 2 3.28%
Total 61 100%
The most common complication associated with
teenage pregnancy during third trimester was
Preterm Labour (98). Amongst 72 mothers who
had Hypertensive Disorders, 34 had Gestational
Hypertension, 22 had Preclampsia and 16 had
eclampsia. 29 pregnant teenagers were found to be
anemic, of which 2 had mild, 12 had moderate and 15
had severe anemia (Table 3).
Table 3: Other complications in teenage pregnancy
Complication Number Percentage
Preterm labour 98 27.45%
Hypertensive disorders 72 20.17%
PROM 65 18.21%
Malpresentation 35 9.80%
Foetal distress 33 9.24%
IUGR 30 8.40%
Anemia 29 8.12%
IUFD 27 7.56%
Antepartum hemorrhage 12 3.36%
Medical disorders 10 2.80%
Oligohydromnios 08 2.24%
Multiple pregnancy 02 0.56%