Morbidity and mortality in newborns born to adolescent mothers

Authors

  • Liliana Miranda Ferragut Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río
  • María Victoria Casas Gutiérrez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río
  • Nuvia Suarez García Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río
  • María Elena Portal Miranda Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río
  • Damaris Gutiérrez Marante Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río

Keywords:

Adolescent Mothers, Neonatology, Health, Morbidity

Abstract

Introduction: pregnancy in adolescence is a concern of these times, motherhood in adolescents means risk for their health and that of their child.

Objective: to describe morbidity and mortality in newborns born to adolescent mothers admitted to the Neonatology service of the "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" General Teaching Hospital of Pinar del Río in the period 2019-2020.

Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional observational research was carried out in the Neonatology service of the General Teaching Hospital "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" of Pinar del Río, during the years 2019 - 2020. The sample universe consisted of 270 newborns born to adolescent mothers, descriptive statistics were used.

Results: mothers with late adolescence predominated (71,5 %), carriers of pregnancy-induced hypertension (24,8 %) and in their offspring newborns born at term (73,7 %), normopeso (76,3 %), with adequate intrauterine growth (67 %), born by transvaginal delivery (75,2 %), in good condition (85,5 %), with metabolic disorders being the most frequent complications (18,1 %), followed by perinatal infections (16,7 %).  Among the deceased there was a predominance of children born to mothers in late adolescence.

Conclusions: adolescent pregnancy has a negative impact on the health status of their offspring by increasing morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. The most frequent complications were metabolic disorders, followed by perinatal infections and respiratory distress. Bronchopneumonia predominated among the deceased.  Pregnancy-induced hypertension was the main associated disease in the mother.

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Published

2022-12-15

How to Cite

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Miranda Ferragut L, Casas Gutiérrez MV, Suarez García N, Portal Miranda ME, Gutiérrez Marante D. Morbidity and mortality in newborns born to adolescent mothers. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 15 [cited 2025 Apr. 18];18(4):e921. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/921

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Vol. 18 (2022): Suplemento

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Original Article

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