Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

Susanne Ledertoug

Publications

• Research Article
  Teenage Pregnancies: Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes at a Danish Regional Hospital
  Author(s): Aiste Ugianskiene, Susanne Ledertoug, Pia Murrekilde and Pinar Bor Aiste Ugianskiene, Susanne Ledertoug, Pia Murrekilde and Pinar Bor
  
  Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate whether Danish teenage pregnancies were associated with increased risks of adverse maternal, obstetrical and neonatal outcomes. Study design: A retrospective case control study. All nulliparous singleton pregnant teenagers ≤ 19 years (n=134) and randomly selected nulliparous women (n=268) aged 20-39 with singleton pregnancy, who gave birth at the Regional Hospital of Randers from 2008 to 2012 were included. Statistical comparisons by independent t-test were applied to continuous data, while Chi-square test was used to examine for differences in frequency data. We calculated Odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p values <0.05 was considered significant. Results: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in our study was 1.8%. Smoking during pregnancy was sig.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000283

  Abstract PDF

Relevant Topics