Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Adverse Maternal Obstetrical Events Among Teenage Mothers Delivering in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda

Slightly more than half of the teenage mothers had adverse maternal obstetrical outcomes, and a history of a miscarriage in previous pregnancies was significantly associated with adverse maternal obstetrical outcomes. Having a cesarean delivery was found to significantly reduce the occurrence of adverse maternal obstetric events among the participants. Teenage mothers are at a high risk of adverse maternal obstetrical outcomes, and close antepartum and intrapartum surveillance is recommended.