Outcomes of Pregnancy among Teenage Mothers: Hospital Based Study in Western Region of Nepal
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: In Nepal, early marriage is a tradition in some community and early childbearing is associated with various health risks for both mother and child. Some reported that teenage pregnancies were at increased risk for pre-term delivery, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality and the major maternal complications were Preterm labour, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The objective of the study is to identify the outcomes of the teenage pregnancy in Western Region of Nepal. Methods and Materials: A retrospective study was conducted in the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara,Kaski Nepal. Data was retrieved from the hospital records among the teenage mothers delivered in sixmonths using purposive sampling technique. Result: The incidence rate of teenage births was 13.14%.The mean age of teenage mothers was18.15±0.9323 years. Most (88.8%)of mothers were primigravida. The findings also revealed that risk factors like preterm delivery(11.5%),caesarean section (13.3 %), 2.1% vacuum delivery,low birth weight (18.3%),low Apgar score( 7.6% ), obstructed labour (28.3%),oligohydramnios(15.2%), postpartum haemorrhage (14.1%), eclampsia (3.3%), birth asphyxia (12%), IUFD (4.3%) and stillbirth(2.2%). There is significant association between teenage pregnancy and postpartum haemorrhage and maternal morbidities (p<0.05). Conclusion The study concluded that teenage pregnancy is highly associated with risk for both mother and newborn. Therefore awareness program could be helpful to reduce the problems related to teenage pregnancy.
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Isabel Lawot, Anupama Tamrakar, Sharada Sharma
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