Table 2. Comparison of perinatal outcomes between a group of teenage girls (aged 14–19 years) and women (aged 20–25 years).

Outcome	Teenage girls (14–19 years) n=307	Women aged (20–25 years) n=307	p-value
Birth weight (g) mean ±SD	2,750±690	2,890±480	0.020
Low birth weight (1,500-2,500g)*	59(19.2)	53(17.3)	0.600
Very low birth weight (<1,500g)*	12(3.9)	1(0.3)	0.003
Five-minute Apgar score <7*	5(1.6)	4(1.3)	1.000
Congenital malformation*	10(3.3)	10(3.3)	1.170
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit*	24(7.8)	15(4.9)	0.180
Stillbirths*	4(1.3)	2(0.65)	0.600
Early neonatal deaths*	1(0.33)	1(0.33)	1.500
Uncorrected perinatal mortality rate per 1000 live births n	16.2	9.7	0.720
Corrected perinatal mortality rate per 1000 live births, n	9.7	6.5	1.000

*n(%)