Table 5 Adolescent parturients subgroup characteristics and pregnancy outcomes
From: Outcome of deliveries among adolescent girls at the Yaoundé central hospital
Variable | Adolescent sub-group (years) | X 2 | Sig. (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-14 | 15-17 | 18-19 | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
14 ( 2.5%) | 177 ( 31.6%) | 369( 65.9) | ||||
Referral status (referred case) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (6.2) | 25 (6.8) | 1.05 | 0.887 | |
Pregnancy gestation (weeks) | Mean ± SD | 35.88 ± 3.90 | 38.21 ± 3.29 | 38.16 ± 2.10 | n.a | 0.128 |
28-36 | 5 (62.5) | 33 (28.9) | 72 (28.5) | 4.84 | 0.353 | |
37-41 | 3 (37.5) | 78 (68.4) | 171 (67.6) | |||
≥42 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.6) | 10 (4.0) | |||
Preterm delivery | 5 (62.5) | 33 (28.9) | 72 (28.5) | 4.35 | 0.135 | |
Post-term delivery | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.7) | 10 (5.5) | 0.55 | 0.794 | |
Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 12 (85.7) | 144 (81.8) | 306 (84.1) | 0.49 | 0.845 |
Cesarean | 2 (14.3) | 32 (18.2) | 58 (15.9) | |||
Instrumental vaginal delivery | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.3) | 3.62 | 0.255 | |
Baby’s weight at delivery (grams) | Mean ± SD | 2680.0 ± 637.95 | 2937.16 ± 655.66 | 3019.21 ± 641.61 | n.a | 0.078 |
<2500 | 5 (37.5) | 29 (16.4) | 61 (16.5) | 4.02 | 0.420 | |
2500-3999 | 9 (64.3) | 143 (80.8) | 300 (81.3) | |||
≥4000 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.8) | 8 (2.2) | |||
Perineum after delivery | Intact | 6 (60.0) | 73 (61.3) | 201 (73.4) | 6.41 | 0.110 |
Episiotomy | 2 (20.0) | 21 (17.6) | 37 (13.5) | |||
Tear | 2 (20.0) | 25 (21.0) | 36 (13.1) | |||
Perineal tear degree | 1st degree | 2 (100.0) | 25 (100.0) | 32 (88.9) | 3.20 | 0.244 |
2nd degree or worse | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (11.1) | |||
Postpartum blood loss (cc) | Mean ± SD | 457.14 ± 113.39 | 501.36 ± 52.66 | 492.06 ± 75.94 | n.a | 0.194 |
>500 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 4 (1.7) | 0.13 | 1.00 | |
Apgar score at 1st minute | Mean ± SD | 7.58 ± 2.39 | 7.05 ± 2.89 | 7.10 ± 2.72 | n.a | 0.811 |
Apgar score at 5th minute | Mean ± SD | 8.66 ± 3.08 | 8.35 ± 3.31 | 8.49 ± 2.93 | n.a | 0.869 |
Apparent fetal death a | 1 (8.3) | 22 (13.2) | 40 (12.2) | 0.29 | 0.921 | |
Perinatal fetal death b | 1 (8.3) | 21 (12.6) | 31 (9.4) | 1.26 | 0.500 | |
Maternal mortality | Deaths | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 0.34 | 0.566 |
Maternal mortality rate c | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.34 | 0.566 | |
Maternal mortality ratio d | 0.0 | 667 | 313 | n.a | 0.455 | |