European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction: In India, teenage pregnancy is an important public health problem.  Teenage pregnancies represent a high-risk group in reproductive terms. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of mortality among girls aged 15-19 years. Aims and objectives of the study: To find out strategies for prevention of problems of teenage pregnancies and to study feto- maternal outcome of teenage pregnancy. Materials and Methods:  Teenage primigravida between 13 to 19 years who crosses 28 weeks of gestation were included in this study. The study includes 300 pregnant teenagers during a period of one year from May 2020 to April 2011at Burdwan Medical College & Hospital.  Results: The study showed that 53% of teenage pregnancy were associated with complications .10% had preterm birth, 8.3% had malpresentation, 8% had PROM, 7% had hypertensive disorder and 6.3% had severe anaemia. 30% had Cesarean Section. Majority of the babies were healthy babies. 20% were Low Birth Weight babies, 9% requiring NICU admissions Conclusion: Teenage pregnancy is associated with poor obstetrics outcome. Improving the status of women socially, economically, politically and implementing the interventions aimed at reducing teenage pregnancy will go a long way in achieving the goal of safe motherhood in India.