Association of Teenage Pregnancy with Increased Risk of Maternal and Neonatal Complications: An Overview | Chapter 9 | Medicine and Medical Research: New Perspectives Vol. 7

The present study examines whether teenage pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications compared to adults through a systematic literature review to help clinicians in their actions before and during pregnancy in adolescents. Adolescent pregnancy is still a common occurrence, mostly in developing nations. Because it is associated with both obstetric and perinatal outcomes, maternal age is an important factor to consider while managing obstetric patients. A literature review to address the obstetric results of pregnancy in teenage mothers was conducted. Articles for the last 5 years in different databases including ‘Pregnancy’, ‘Teenager’, ‘Adolescent’, ‘Complications’, and ‘Outcomes’ as keywords were reviewed. A total of 2260 articles were obtained after the initial search, but only 28 met the inclusion criteria and were therefore reviewed. The outcomes were divided into complications of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium, and neonatal complications. It was found that there is an association between young maternal age and preterm birth, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and stillbirth, among others. The results of this review indicate that there is an association between young maternal age and low birth weight, preterm birth, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, anaemia, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, and premature rupture of membranes. For the newborn, it was found that outcomes such as low APGAR scores and admission to intensive care were more frequent in teenage mothers. It is assumed that the risk is greater when taking into account other aspects such as the socio-economic and cultural impact on adolescents or the weight of parenting, data that do not arise from our research but should be the object of further studies. Finally, it is recommended that future research addressing adolescent pregnancy could help better understand this phenomenon and its implications.

 

Author (s) Details

Paller L
Clinica Ginecotocologica B, Uruguay.

 

Feldman F
Clinica Ginecotocologica B, Uruguay.

 

Lauria W
Clinica Ginecotocologica B, Uruguay.

 

Rey G
Clinica Ginecotocologica B, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mmrnp/v7/11725F

 

Diagnosis and the Treatment of Twisted Ovarian Tumours in a 14-Year Old Young Girl | Chapter 6 | Current Progress in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 7

 This episode discuss about a case of Laparoscopic Management of a Large Ovarian Cyst Twist in a 14-Year Old Young Girl in Emergency. The disease and the treatment of crooked ovarian tumours are still challenging, exceptionally in adolescent girls. Torsion of an ovarian cyst further can produce no symptoms and be an related finding on ultrasound. In teenagers, there has existed a shift toward conservative surgery for future productivity preservation. We detail an adolescent girl accompanying a twisted ovarian cyst, in whom resulting laparoscopic surgery was favorable. A significant cystic bulk, suggestive of an ovarian sore, was seen on ultrasound. A large left ovarian sore that was twisted on allure axis was found all the while a laparoscopy. The cyst was cut and detorsed. The surgical exploration by laparoscopy is the key to create a diagnosis of ovarian labyrinth and allows operating a conservative gesture. The aim for adolescents search out preserve ovarian function as much as likely, detorsion in most cases restores the ovarian vascularization.  Laparoscopy is the situation of choice with many benefits: reduction of the nursing home stay, minimal ancestry losses, early restoration and reduction of important aesthetic damage in adolescent girls.

Author(s) Details:

Michele Florence Mendoua,
Department of Gynaecology-Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Serge Nyada,
Department of Gynaecology-Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Basile Essola,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.

Marcel Gerardin Mbarga,
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.

Dominique Noah Noah,
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CPMMR-V7/article/view/11594