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. 2020 Jun 1;20:339. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03022-7

Table 4.

Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Adolescent Pregnancy Stratified by Parity

Outcomes Nulliparous (n = 3328) Multiparous (n = 350)
RR (95%CI) aRR (95%CI) RR (95%CI) aRR (95%CI)
Cesarean delivery 0.73 (0.68–0.78)*** 0.69 (0.65–0.75)*** 0.55 (0.44–0.68)*** 0.76 (0.57–1.02)
Anemia 1.08 (1.00–1.17) 1.10 (1.02–1.20)* 0.80 (0.63–1.02) 0.86 (0.67–1.10)
Gestational diabetes mellitus 0.36 (0.27–0.48)*** 0.59 (0.44–0.79)*** 0.25 (0.08–0.77)* 0.37 (0.12–1.16)
Pre-eclampsia 1.08 (0.87–1.33) 0.98 (0.79–1.21) 0.39 (0.12–1.20)* 0.46 (0.15–1.43)
HELLP syndrome 2.00 (0.66–6.06) 2.58 (0.96–6.90)
Placenta previa 0.50 (0.19–1.35) 0.76 (0.28–1.07) 1.49 (0.48–4.66) 2.60 (0.81–8.33)
Placental abruption 1.41 (0.77–2.57) 1.44 (0.77–2.69)
Postpartum hemorrhage 1.10 (0.61–2.01) 1.39 (0.75–2.58)
Maternal death 9.57 (1.07–85.68)* 2.14 (0.14–31.82)
Preterm delivery 1.56 (1.37–1.77)*** 1.67 (1.45–1.92)*** 1.16 (0.75–1.79) 1.34 (0.84–2.14)
Small for gestational age 1.27 (1.15–1.39)*** 1.22 (1.11–1.35)*** 0.78 (0.54–1.12) 0.72 (0.49–1.05)
Low Apgar at 5 min 1.75 (0.98–3.12) 1.57 (0.86–2.86)
Stillbirth 3.83 (2.74–5.36)*** 2.55 (1.76–3.71)*** 2.15 (0.69–6.71) 2.00 (0.64–6.31)
Neonatal death 2.80 (1.71–4.59)*** 2.72 (1.61–4.61)*** 1.42 (0.20–10.12) 1.57 (0.22–11.26)

Adjusted by maternal education, marital status, delivery place, history of miscarriage, previous cesarean delivery. Women aged 20–34 years as the reference group. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001