Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers
Objective: To perform a comparative analysis between the frequencyof prematurity and low birth weight among newborns of adolescentand adult mothers, and to evaluate selected maternal data. Methods:A comparative cohort study involving 703 pregnant women and theirnewborns at a public hospital in the c...
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| author | Conceição Aparecida de Mattos Segre Maria Isabel Naliato Perez Neto |
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| description | Objective: To perform a comparative analysis between the frequencyof prematurity and low birth weight among newborns of adolescentand adult mothers, and to evaluate selected maternal data. Methods:A comparative cohort study involving 703 pregnant women and theirnewborns at a public hospital in the city of São Paulo (270 mothersaged 10-19 years, and 433 aged 20-35 years), during the period fromMarch to August 2003. Results: The birth of premature or low birthweight children was not prominent in any of the age groups; thesmall differences found were not statistically significant. However,significant differences were found between the two age groups in theitems: number of gestations, with a predominance of first pregnanciesamong adolescents (70.3%), and a greater number of second or thirdpregnancies among adults (26.9 and 53.3%, respectively); in theprenatal period, fewer clinic visits among adolescents and more visitsamong adults (45.1% and 63.3%, respectively). Conclusion: Thegroup of pregnant adolescents in the population studied did not differfrom the group of adults as to frequency of prematurity and low birthweight. Among adolescents, there was a significantly higher numberof primiparous patients compared to adults, and a lower number ofprenatal visits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4260397aea9c4f9ea14e343003e150c82022-12-21T19:12:07ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082012-09-01103271277Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothersConceição Aparecida de Mattos SegreMaria Isabel Naliato Perez NetoObjective: To perform a comparative analysis between the frequencyof prematurity and low birth weight among newborns of adolescentand adult mothers, and to evaluate selected maternal data. Methods:A comparative cohort study involving 703 pregnant women and theirnewborns at a public hospital in the city of São Paulo (270 mothersaged 10-19 years, and 433 aged 20-35 years), during the period fromMarch to August 2003. Results: The birth of premature or low birthweight children was not prominent in any of the age groups; thesmall differences found were not statistically significant. However,significant differences were found between the two age groups in theitems: number of gestations, with a predominance of first pregnanciesamong adolescents (70.3%), and a greater number of second or thirdpregnancies among adults (26.9 and 53.3%, respectively); in theprenatal period, fewer clinic visits among adolescents and more visitsamong adults (45.1% and 63.3%, respectively). Conclusion: Thegroup of pregnant adolescents in the population studied did not differfrom the group of adults as to frequency of prematurity and low birthweight. Among adolescents, there was a significantly higher numberof primiparous patients compared to adults, and a lower number ofprenatal visits.http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2293-271-277_eng.pdfPregnancy in adolescenceInfantlow birth weightPremature birth |
| spellingShingle | Conceição Aparecida de Mattos Segre Maria Isabel Naliato Perez Neto Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers Einstein (São Paulo) Pregnancy in adolescence Infant low birth weight Premature birth |
| title | Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| title_full | Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| title_fullStr | Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| title_short | Comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of gestations and frequency of prematurity and low birth weight among children of adolescent and adult mothers |
| topic | Pregnancy in adolescence Infant low birth weight Premature birth |
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