Table 4.
Complications in pregnancy, gestational age at delivery, and mode of delivery in teenage and mature mothers
| Complication in pregnancy | Teenage mothers
|
Mature mothers
|
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Anemia | 29 | 35.4% | 5 | 6.9% | 0.00004* |
| APH | 1 | 1.2% | 3 | 4.2% | 1.00 |
| IUFD | 1 | 1.2% | 3 | 4.2% | 0.34 |
| Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 1.4% | 1.0 |
| Preterm labor | 15 | 18.3% | 1 | 1.4% | 0.01* |
| Breech | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2.8% | 1.0 |
| Gestational age at delivery | |||||
| <37 weeks | 17 | 20.7% | 6 | 8.3% | 0.054 |
| 37–42 weeks | 65 | 79.3% | 64 | 88.3% | 0.16 |
| >42 weeks | 2 | 2.8% | |||
| Mode of delivery | |||||
| Cesarean section | 11 | 13.3% | 6 | 8.3% | 0.46 |
| SVD | 68 | 82.9% | 63 | 87.5% | 0.57 |
| Breech | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 2.8% | 0.60 |
| Forceps/vacuum | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 1.4% | 1.00 |
Note:
*
Statistically significant difference.
Abbreviations: APH, antepartum hemorrhage; IUFD, intrauterine fetal death; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery.