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Table 2 Maternal and perinatal outcomes

From: Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: The Global Network’s Maternal Newborn Health Registry study

 

South Asian Sites (N=166,882)

Sub-Saharan African and Latin American Sites (N=102,391)

 

Maternal Age (years)

Maternal Age (years)

 

15-19

20-24

< 15

15-19

20-24

Deliveries, N

10,233 (6.1)

87,551 (52.5)

360 (0.4)

21,864 (21.4)

33,321 (32.5)

Maternal outcomes

     

Antepartum hemorrhage, N (%)

147/10,188 (1.4)

881/87,395 (1.0)

7/360 (1.9)

385/21,830 (1.8)

491/33,289 (1.5)

Hypertensive disorders, N (%)

271/10,180 (2.7)

2,252/87,340 (2.6)

4/360 (1.1)

462/21,808 (2.1)

635/33,248 (1.9)

Obstructed labor, N (%)

1,426/10,190 (14.0)

10,871/87,355 (12.4)

39/360 (10.8)

2,073/21,819 (9.5)

2,564/33,274 (7.7)

Postpartum hemorrhage, N (%)

68/10,189 (0.7)

493/87,398 (0.6)

7/360 (1.9)

630/21,823 (2.9)

1,025/33,280 (3.1)

Suspected infection (sepsis), n/N (%)

65/10,070 (0.6)

313/86,385 (0.4)

2/359 (0.6)

87/21,706 (0.4)

143/33,105 (0.4)

42-day maternal mortality ratio, n/N (rate/100,000 LB)

19/9,965 (191)

124/85,653 (145)

0/356 (0)

17/21,546 (79)

21/33,028 (64)

Fetal/Neonatal outcomes

     

Births, N

10,292

88,175

361

21,970

33,558

Preterm birth, n/N (%)

1,211/10,087 (12.0)

9,035/86,945 (10.4)

57/309 (18.4)

2,425/21,073 (11.5)

2,856/32,421 (8.8)

LBW < 2500g, n/N (%)

1,911/10,266 (18.6)

14,106/87,866 (16.1)

50/361 (13.9)

1,900/21,930 (8.7)

2,177/33,508 (6.5)

Stillbirths, n/N (rate/1,000)

323/10,288 (31.4)

2,477/88,130 (28.1)

5/361 (13.9)

422/21,968 (19.2)

527/33,555 (15.7)

Live births, n/N (%)

9,965/10,269 (97.0)

85,653/87,923 (97.4)

356/361 (98.6)

21,546/21,965 (98.1)

33,028/33,547 (98.5)

Neonatal mortality 7 day, n/N (rate/1,000)

281/9,938 (28.3)

1,836/85,411 (21.5)

8/355 (22.5)

325/21,409 (15.2)

383/32,841 (11.7)

Neonatal mortality 28 day, n/N (rate/1,000)

336/9,938 (33.8)

2,260/85,411 (26.5)

9/355 (25.4)

412/21,409 (19.2)

491/32,841 (15.0)

Perinatal mortality 7 day, n/N (rate/1,000)

604/10,261 (58.9)

4,313/87,888 (49.1)

13/360 (36.1)

747/21,831 (34.2)

910/33,368 (27.3)