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Pregnancy and Labor in Tanzanian Primigravidae Aged 15 Years and Under
Author(s) -
Arkutu A. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1978.tb00412.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , preeclampsia , incidence (geometry) , anemia , low birth weight , birth weight , preterm labor , gestation , genetics , physics , optics , biology
The outcome of pregnancy and labor in 259 Tanzanian primigravidae 15 years and under is compared with that of 377 primigravidae between the ages of 21 and 25. The risk of antenatal complications, such as anemia, and premature labor and low birth weight babies was much higher in the younger age group. There was no difference in the incidence of preeclampsia or complications during labor between the two groups. The younger women had a lower perinatal mortality rate than the controls.