NUTRITION IN TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND OBSTETRICAL OUTCOME
Abstract:
Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is considered a high risk pregnancy because of the high incidence of complications. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional habits of pregnant teenagers and the obstetrical outcome. Material and method: We studied the socio-economic data and the information obtained from a questionnaire applied to the women who gave birth in our clinic between 01.01.2011 and 30.06.2011. Results: The final study group was formed of 48 teenage mothers (6,6%). We found a positive correlation, statisticalyl significant, between birth weight and mother’s BMI (p=0,000), and the newborns with a ponderal index higher than 2 were born from mothers with higher weight and BMI (p=0,001, respective 0,02). Nutritional habits that we analyzed were not statistically correlated with the weight or ponderal index of the newborns. Conclusions: Inadequate maternal weight before pregnancy and before birth is a risk factor for high birth weight of the newborns.
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