A Social Project on the Effects of Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy: A Socially Inflicted Health Hazard
Bratati Banerjee, GK Pandey,1 Debashis Dutt,2 Bhaswati Sengupta,2 Maitrayei Mondal,2 and Sila Deb
Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
1Department of Epidemiology, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, India
2Department of Public Health Administration, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Bratati Banerjee, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, 2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, India. E-mail: bratati1@hotmail.com
Received March 19, 2008; Accepted December 1, 2008.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. * Other Sections▼ * Abstract * Introduction * Materials and Methods * Results * Discussion * Conclusion * References
Abstract
Background:
Early marriage and confinement are contributing factors to high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Objective:
To assess the magnitude of the problem of teenage pregnancy and its complications.
Materials and Methods:
A hospital-based cohort study was undertaken over 4 months among women admitted to a rural hospital in West Bengal. The study cohort comprised of teenage mothers between 15-19 years old and a control cohort of mothers between 20-24 years old. Data included demographic variables, available medical records, and complications viz. anemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin level below 10 gm% during the last trimester of pregnancy, preterm delivery was defined as occurring within 37 weeks of gestation, and low birth weight was defined as babies weighing less than 2500 grams at birth.
Result:
Teenage
Bratati Banerjee, GK Pandey,1 Debashis Dutt,2 Bhaswati Sengupta,2 Maitrayei Mondal,2 and Sila Deb
Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
1Department of Epidemiology, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, India
2Department of Public Health Administration, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Bratati Banerjee, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, 2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, India. E-mail: bratati1@hotmail.com
Received March 19, 2008; Accepted December 1, 2008.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. * Other Sections▼ * Abstract * Introduction * Materials and Methods * Results * Discussion * Conclusion * References
Abstract
Background:
Early marriage and confinement are contributing factors to high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Objective:
To assess the magnitude of the problem of teenage pregnancy and its complications.
Materials and Methods:
A hospital-based cohort study was undertaken over 4 months among women admitted to a rural hospital in West Bengal. The study cohort comprised of teenage mothers between 15-19 years old and a control cohort of mothers between 20-24 years old. Data included demographic variables, available medical records, and complications viz. anemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin level below 10 gm% during the last trimester of pregnancy, preterm delivery was defined as occurring within 37 weeks of gestation, and low birth weight was defined as babies weighing less than 2500 grams at birth.
Result:
Teenage
References: 1. Pathak KB, Ram Adolescent motherhood: Problems and consequences. J Fam Welfare. 1993