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Table 3 Rates of adverse obstetric and perinatal outcome by maternal age group

From: A retrospective analysis of adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancy: the case of Luapula Province, Zambia

 

Maternal age group

10–15

16–17

18–19

20–24

p valuea

Maternal Outcomes

 

n = 42

n = 191

n = 358

n = 654

 

Eclampsia (N = 1245)

10(23.8%)

1(0.5%)

4(1.1%)

5(0.8%)

< 0.001

Anaemia (N = 1245)

0(0.0%)

2(1.0%)

3(0.8%)

2(0.3%)

0.513

 

n = 50

n = 245

n = 507

n = 915

 

Haemorrhage (N = 1717)

3(6.0%)

2(0.8%)

9(1.8%)

16(1.8%)

0.089

 

n = 49

n = 209

n = 405

n = 724

 

Sepsis (N = 1387)

0(0.0%)

2(1.0%)

4(1.0%)

4(0.6%)

0.751

 

n = 22

n = 102

n = 220

n = 400

 

Fistulae (N = 744)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

4(1.8%)

19(4.8%)

0.032

PROMb (N = 744)

0(0.0%)

1(1.0%)

4(1.8%)

4(1.0%)

0.767

 

n = 30

n = 156

n = 369

n = 661

 

CPDc (N = 1216)

11(36.7%)

29(18.6%)

39(10.6%)

64(9.7%)

< 0.001

 

n = 40

n = 217

n = 446

n = 542

 

Prolonged labour (N = 1245)

3(7.1%)

8(4.2%)

19(5.3%)

25(3.8%)

0.576

 

n = 57

n = 263

n = 554

n = 985

 

Caesarean section (N = 1859)

25(43.9%)

70(26.6%)

125(22.6%)

187(19.0%)

< 0.001

 

n = 22

n = 102

n = 220

n = 400

 

Maternal death (N = 744)

0(0.0%)

2(2.0%)

2(0.9%)

8(2.0%)

0.682

Perinatal outcomes

 

n = 70

n = 332

n = 706

n = 1258

 

Low birth weight (N = 2366)

12(17.1%)

52(15.7%)

103(14.6%)

140(11.1%)

0.035

 

n = 37

n = 174

n = 416

n = 731

 

Pre-term delivery (N = 1358)

2(5.4%)

9(5.2%)

15(3.6%)

18(2.5%)

0.239

 

n = 30

n = 156

n = 369

n = 661

 

Asphyxia (N = 1216)

0(0.0%)

2(1.3%)

7(1.9%)

4(0.6%)

0.248

 

n = 57

n = 263

n = 554

n = 985

 

Low Apgar score (N = 1859)

9(15.8%)

38(14.4%)

61(11.0%)

92(9.3%)

0.062

Neonatal death (N = 1859)

4(7.0%)

7(2.7%)

38(6.9%)

39(4.0%)

0.018

  1. achi-square test was used to identify between-group differences. Fischer’s exact test was used when the number of outcomes was small
  2. bPROM = Premature Rapture of membranes
  3. cCPD = Cephalopelvic disproportion