Fetomaternal Outcome of Teenage Pregnancy among Women Attending Antinatal Clinic at Peoples Medical College Hospital Nawabshah

Background: Pregnancy in teenage is a major public health problem throughout the world and is globally recognized as high risk pregnancy, leading to a vicious circle of various physical, social, and medical concerns from which it is very difficult for a girl and her fetus to get scape. Aim: To determine fetomaternal outcome of teenage pregnancy. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study, conducted in the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit-I, Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences, PUMHS Nawabshah from period of 1st May 2017 to 31st October 2017. The data on singleton teenage ladies> 2 4wh gestation was analyzed. The data retrieved after cross-examining the ladies and also from hospital based maternal health medical record (with demographic information, pregnancy complication & fetomaternal outcome) that was recorded on structured proforma & various maternal problems such as Anemia, Hypertensive disorders U.T.I Preterm labour, Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), duration of labour, way of child birth and perinatal outcome as low birth weight, still birth. Result: Mean age of patient in this study was 18.5 years average Gestational age at time of delivery was 37 weeks, mostly observed complication were anemia (52%) Pregnancy induced Hypertension (30%) Pre Eclampsia 20% Preterm delivery 29% while 14.5% deliveries ended in still birth and low birth weight was 15% in my study. Conclusion: The teenage pregnancy is associated with increased risk of adverse obstetric outcome, to surmount these difficulties, mothers & child health care services in the country may have special attention.