Teenage pregnancy: maternal age, consequences and repercussions

Abstract

This paper discusses many aspects of teenage pregnancy related to their age, ranging from 10 to 19 years according to World Health Organization. The research undertaken hereto seeks to dimension the consequences of pregnant adolescents’ age with several factors from intrinsic risks to birth, social and behavioral aspects, considering physical and emotional differences between a 10 years old girl and an nearly adult 19 years old woman. In order to analyze maternal age as determinant and risk factor in adolescents who got pregnant, a survey was designed from semi-structured questionnaire applied to 422 pregnant women aged 10 to 19 years old, who gave birth in the Obstetric Center at the Base Hospital of Porto Velho, Rondonia, in 2006 and 2007

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