Maternal and Fetal Health Outcome in Adolescent Pregnancies

Background & Objective: Physical, functional, and behavioral changes take place during adolescence. Pregnancy at adolescence can have a negative impact on the mother's and the fetus's health. The present study was conducted with aim to explore the maternal and fetal health outcome in adolescent pregnancies. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 100 adolescent pregnant who were admitted to Al-Elwiya Maternity Teaching hospital from 12 December 2024 to 1 March 2025. All the statistical procedures were tested at P ≤0.05. Results: In this study, 70% of participants were within age group (16-20) years. (67%) are related to their husbands. Most mothers experienced multiple pregnancies. The rates of abortion were notable. Regarding antenatal complications, anemia, hypertension, antepartum hemorrhage and stress incontinence were the significant complications that warrant attention. Moreover, 63% of deliveries were normal reflecting a generally favorable outcome for maternal health and 71% of them had labor inductions. Notably, uterine prolapse emerged as a highly significant complication during postnatal. Concerning the neonate outcomes, 84% of mothers, their neonate weight was between (2500-4000 gr) and 85% had good apgar score between (7-10). The majority of neonate had no congenital anomalies. Conclusion: This study highlights significant complications such as anemia, hypertension, and stress incontinence during pregnancy, while normal deliveries reflect positively on maternal health. Additionally, many postnatal complications were reported, the prominence of uterine prolapse as a highly significant for urgent attention and intervention. Finally, neonatal weight outcomes are good. However, they did not occurrence of congenital anomalies.