Maternal mortality in adolescents compared with women of other ages: evidence from 144 countries

Abstract

WHO, UN Population Fund.

Low Birth Weight and Prematurity in Teenage Mothers in Rural Areas of Burkina Faso

“…Pregnancy in teenagers can result in adverse maternal outcome such as severe anemia or death and compromise their socio-economic opportunities [5]. Children from teenage mothers are more likely to be stunted at their second birthday, to develop glucose disorder and problems at school [3].…”

Hypertension in Pregnancy at the Teaching Hospital of Yalgado Ou?draogo, Burkina Faso

“…The mean gravida was 2 ± 1.6 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and the mean parity was 1 ± 1.5 [8]. Six patients (4.8%) had a past history of preeclampsia and 24 patients (19 %) had chronic HPT.…”

“…Developing countries account for 99% of all 289 000 global maternal deaths with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regions alone accounting for 62 % in 2013 [1,2]. Hypertension (HPT) during pregnancy is a worrying issue despite the implementation of strategies aiming to improve maternal and child health.…”

Maternal-fetal outcome associated with adolescent pregnancy in a tertiary referral center: a cross-sectional study

“…Unexpectedly, the cesarean section rate was significantly lower in early adolescent mothers [3]. In contrast, recent data obtained from 144 countries indicated that, "excess mortality risk to adolescent mothers might be less than previously believed, and in most countries the adolescent maternal mortality ratio is low when compared with women older than 30 years" [4]. In this study, adolescence has been investigated as, and categorized into, three stages: early (11-13 years old), middle (14-16 years old) and late adolescence (17-19 years old) [5].…”