Indicators of adolescent mothers having newborn infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Nuvia Suárez Garcia Dr. Máster en Atención integral al Niño. Asistente. Especialista en Neonatología. Hospital General Universitario "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río
  • Yamirka Crespo Toledo Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Instructora. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Pinar del Río.
  • Omar Vara Cuesta Especialista de Segundo Grado en Neonatología. Profesor Auxiliar. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Hospital General Universitario "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Jorge Manuel Balestena Sánchez Especialista de Segundo grado en Obstetricia y Ginecología. Máster en Sexualidad. Profesor Auxiliar. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Pinar del Río.
  • Nuvia Soto Páez Licenciada en Enfermería. Máster en Enfermería. Profesor Auxiliar. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna". Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Low-birth-weight infant, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Cesarean section, Apgar score, Premature infant.

Abstract

Introduction: pregnancy in adolescence constitutes a negative health indicator that provokes serious maternal-child consequences.
Objective: to evaluate maternal-perinatal and neonatal indicators in adolescent mothers admitted at “Abel Santamaria Cuadrado” University General Hospital during 2010.
Material and method: an applied, observational, analytical, retrospective, case-control type study which target group comprised 5363 live-born babies during the period, assigning as cases (n=59): newborn infants who were admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), newborn infants of adolescent mothers (<20 years old), control group (n=118), the two subsequent births of adult mothers (=20 years old) occurring in the same place and time per non-probabilistic method, ratio of 1:2. Descriptive statistics (absolute frequency and percentage) and the inferential (chi square with a significance level of 95% and Odds Ratio with a Confidence Interval of 95%) were used of statistical methods.
Results: the majority of the adolescents whose newborn infants were admitted to NICU were primigravida (69.49%) (OR=5.63; CI 95%: 2.7-11.8); 45, 6% suffered from some affection (OR=2.27; CI 95%: 1.12-4.59), prevailing Premature Rupture of Membranes (18.64%) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (11.86%), 49,15% of newborn infants were premature (OR=3.11; CI 95 %: 1.53-6.38), 52.54% were low-birth-weight infants (OR=3.4; CI 95%: 1.67-3.95) and 59,32% got the Apgar score of <7 points (OR=11.54; CI 95%: 5.13-26.33). Cesarean section was not associated with maternal age (OR=0.56; CI 95 %: 0.27-1.18).
Conclusions: adolescence had a negative influence on perinatal and neonatal indicators increasing the risks of diseases associated with pregnancy: prematurity, low-weight and depression at birth.

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2013-02-08

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Suárez Garcia N, Crespo Toledo Y, Vara Cuesta O, Balestena Sánchez JM, Soto Páez N. Indicators of adolescent mothers having newborn infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2013 Feb. 8 [cited 2025 Jul. 31];17(1):14-25. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/1057

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