Title: A Comparative Study of Pregnancy Outcome between Teenage Pregnancy and Adult Pregnancy in Nangrong Hospital
Abstract: การศกษาเปรยบเทยบผลการตงครรภระหวางสตรตงครรภวยรนและวยผใหญในโรงพยาบาลนางรองสธารตน ศรเมอง พ.บ.กลมงานสต-นรเวชกรรม โรงพยาบาลนางรอง อำเภอนางรอง จงหวดบรรมย 31110Abstract: A Comparative Study of Pregnancy Outcome between TeenagePregnancy and Adult Pregnancy in Nangrong HospitalSrimuang S.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nangrong Hospital, NangRong, BuriRam, 31110(E-mail: [email protected]) Background: Teenage pregnancy has been social and public health problems in Thailand. The number of teenage pregnancy has been increasing in which contrast to those of developed countries. Teenage pregnant has low ability to manage antenatal and child care consequently resulted in poor obstetric outcomes. Objectives: To compare maternal outcomes and neonatal outcomes between teenage pregnancy (age 10-19 years) and adult pregnancy (age 20-25 years) delivered at Nangrong Hospital, Buriram Province. Methods: A cross-sectional analytic study was conducted at department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nangrong Hospital. The study group consisted of all teenage women (10-19 years) who gave birth at Nangrong Hospital between October 1st 2015 and January 31st 2016. The control group consisted of all pregnant women (20-25 years) who gave birth during the same period. Demographic data, obstetric and neonatal complications were collected and compared between two groups. Results: The study group consisted of 205 women (accounted for 19.1% of total pregnancy) and the control group consisted of 306 women. The study group had more incomplete antenatal care than control group (22.4% VS 12.7%, p<0.05). The study group had higher preterm delivery rate than those of control group (11.7% VS 5.6%, p<0.05). Obstetric complications as anemia were also foundhigher in study group compared to control group (34.1% VS 25.5%, p<0.05), and low birth weight (13.2% VS 4.6%, p <0.05). Vaginal delivery was the major route of delivery in study group while rate of cesarean section was higher in control group. Conclusions: The teenage pregnancy rate at Nangrong Hospital was 19.1%. Obstetric and neonatal complications of teenage pregnancy were anemia, preterm delivery, low birth weight and birth asphyxia
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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