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      Pregnancy in adolescents.

      Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews
      Adolescent, Age Factors, Contraception Behavior, ethnology, statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Policy, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, epidemiology, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Pregnancy, Unplanned, Prenatal Care, Risk Factors

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          Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health issue with significant medical, emotional, and societal consequences for the adolescent mother, her child, and her family. Teenage pregnancies are at higher risk of many adverse outcomes, including preterm delivery, low birth weight, and neonatal and infant mortality. Teen pregnancy and motherhood may have detrimental effects on the teen mother and her child; antenatal and postpartum care need to be adapted to meet the special needs of pregnant adolescents because standard obstetrical environments may not do so. This comprehensive review of adolescent pregnancy will highlight global statistics, factors contributing to adolescent pregnancy, social implications of adolescent pregnancy, obstetrical and neonatal outcomes, and the importance of multidisciplinary antenatal and postnatal care.

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