Profile of Teenage Pregnancy in H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan in 2011-2015

Authors

  • Khairani Sukatendel 6Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan
  • Iman Helmi Effendi Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan
  • Sarah Dina Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-6515
  • S. A. Nasution Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan
  • Johny Marpaung Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan
  • I. Hamidi Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical Faculty University of North Sumatera, H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/sumej.v2i2.1066

Keywords:

Teenage Pregnancy, Pregnancy Profile

Abstract

Many of the teenagers who enter pregnancy would cause a decline in health and nutritional status. Delivery at an early age was associated with a greater health risk for the mother. To assess the profile of teenage pregnancy in H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan year 2011-2015. This study was conducted with descriptive study design using secondary data from medical records. There were 128 patients who became pregnant in their teens. Then the data were tabulated and presented in the form of frequency distribution table and were analyzed descriptively. Most pregnant women came to the hospital for parturition (60.1%) followed by preeclampsia / eclampsia (14.8%). The way of delivery of pregnant adolescent women was vaginal (52.3%) followed by cesarean (36.7%). There was no significant relationship between adolescent age of pregnant and newborn weight. There was no significant relationship between the age of the adolescent and method of delivery. Most teenage pregnancy occured between 17-19 years. Most pregnant teenagers delivered vaginally, and most of the newborns were normoweight

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Published

2019-06-01

How to Cite

1.
Sukatendel K, Iman Helmi Effendi, Sarah Dina, S. A. Nasution, Marpaung J, I. Hamidi. Profile of Teenage Pregnancy in H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan in 2011-2015. Sumat. Med. J. [Internet]. 2019Jun.1 [cited 2025Aug.4];2(2):72-8. Available from: https://idjpcr.usu.ac.id/smj/article/view/1066

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2019): Sumatera Medical Journal (SUMEJ)

Section

Research Article

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