Retrospective analysis of adolescent deliveries results

Purpose:this study was conducted to analyze adolescent deliveries results on mother and newborn. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, a retrospective analyzes was conducted in an university hospital in the western part of the turkey. 282 files of adolescent (younger than 19) deliveries which were in between 01.01.2012-31.12.2014 analyzed retrospectively. data were collected by the survey sheet of 38 questionnaires that was generated by the researchers. average mean, percentage and standard deviation was used in the analyzes of data results:the adolescent pregnancy ratio was 6.08% in the study and average of their age was 18.29±0.99. 93.3% of them were between 17-19 and 6.7% of them were between 14-16. 78% of adolescent pregnant had not had a pregnancy before. 39.4% of them had a caeserean section and 10.6% of them had a preterm labor history. the average of the pregnancy week was 38.58±2.50, average weight of the newborn was 3.140±604.36 gr and 9.2% of them were less than 2.500 gr. women’s hemoglobin value average was 10.10±1.48 and 44% of them was less then 11 gr/dl. the most common ceaserean section indications were abnormal labor progress (18.9%) and fetal distres (18%). obstetric complication determined in 18.8% of the adolescent pregnants. conclusion: because of its negative effects on the health of mother and child, adolescent pregnancy is an important problem in generation of healthy society. because of this, informative training should be given to adolescents, to their family, to the foundations and institutions giving service to them and to all society.