TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ITS OBSTETRICS AND NEONATAL OUTCOME IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Authors

  • Rashmi Kumari Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
  • Usha Kumari Professor & HOD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
  • Krishna Sinha Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1389

Keywords:

pre-eclampsia, vitamin D, neonatal outcome, teenage

Abstract

Aim: to study the effects of teenage pregnancy on obstetrics and neonatal outcome.

Materials and methods: The present prospective comparative interventional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. Total 60 patients were divided in to two groups.

Results: Majority of the patients (66.9%) were in the 18-20 years of age group. Pre-eclampsia was observed in 26.7% of the patients who didn’t receive vitamin D supplement whereas the group I which received supplementation showed on pre-eclampsia in   6.7% of the patients (p=0.001).

Conclusion: This study concludes that there is significant role of vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women in prevention of pre-eclampsia.

Keywords: pre-eclampsia, vitamin D, neonatal outcome, teenage

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Kumari, R., Kumari, U., & Sinha, K. (2020). TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ITS OBSTETRICS AND NEONATAL OUTCOME IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1389

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6 (2020)

Section

Research Articles

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