Adverse Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Outcomes in Adolescent Pregnancies: A Case-Control Study.
Farnaz MohammadianMonireh Moharram NejadifardShabnam TofighiLida GarrosiBehnaz MolaeiPublished in: Journal of research in health sciences (2023)
The results demonstrated that adolescent mothers are more prone to postpartum depression, and babies born to these mothers are more prone to low birth weight and a low Apgar score. Therefore, adolescent pregnancy should be managed as a high-risk pregnancy.