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        <journal-title>British Journal of Medical and Health Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">BJMHR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2394-2967</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.46624/bjmhr.2019.v6.i12.001</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BJMHR0612001</article-id>
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        <article-title>FETO-MATERNAL OUTCOME OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN PORT HARCOURT, SOUTHERN NIGERIA.</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kasso</surname>
            <given-names>Terhemen</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Onwubuariri</surname>
            <given-names>Michael Ifeanyi</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">University of Port Harcourt</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2019-12-01">
        <month>12</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2019</year>
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      <volume>6</volume>
      <issue>12</issue>
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        <p>ABSTRACT
Background:
The term â€œteenagerâ€ is often used synonymously with â€œadolescentâ€. In this sense, teenage pregnancy means pregnancy in a woman aged 10â€“19 years. Teenage pregnancy constitutes a major social, medical and economic problem in developed and developing countries alike. 
Aim:
The aim of this study was to determine the maternal and fetal outcomes of teenage pregnancies at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Methods:
This was a retrospective study of 145 cases of booked and unbooked teenage pregnancies managed from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2015.
Results:
Malaria with 32% prevalence rate was the commonest antenatal complication. A high caesarean section rate of 30.4% was recorded as the operative intervention in alleviating fetopelvic disproportion. The commonest postpartum complication in teenage mothers (booked and unbooked) was primary postpartum haemorrhage with 9%. The most common fetal complications were birth asphyxia and low birth weight with 9% and 6.9% respectively. Maternal case fatality rate was 5.1 per 1,000 deliveries. Fetal case fatality rate was 25.6 per 1,000 deliveries. 
Conclusion:
Teenage pregnancy was lower amongst booked women. Comprehensive and emergency obstetrics care, coupled with empowerment of the girl child are key to tackling this problem.</p>
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        <kwd>Key words: Teenage pregnancy</kwd>
        <kwd>outcome</kwd>
        <kwd>Port Harcourt</kwd>
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