732: Teenage pregnancy and long-term health of the offspring

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether offspring of women delivering at a young age (<17 years old) are at an increased risk for long-term pediatric morbidity. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective population-based cohort study comparing singleton deliveries of women at different ages who delivered between the years 1991 and 2014 was conducted. Women were classified into three groups: < 17 years, 18e20 years, and a comparison group of 21-35 years old. The incidence of long-term (up to the age of 18 years) hospitalizations of the offspring due to cardiovascular, endocrine, hematological and respiratory morbidity was evaluated in the three maternal age groups. Multiple pregnancies ajog.org