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Comparative Analysis of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Teenage and Adult Pregnancies: A Retrospective Study From Western India.
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Background and objectives Teenage pregnancy is associated with increased maternal and neonatal morbidity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes between women aged <20 years and those aged 20-30 years with singleton pregnancies who delivered at a tertiary-care hospital in western India between January and December 2025. Methods A retrospective comparative study was conducted among 368 women, including 184 teenage mothers (<20 years) and 184 adult mothers (20-30 years), who delivered between January and December 2025. Sociodemographic characteristics, maternal complications, and neonatal outcomes were compared. Results Of 3,058 deliveries, 184 (6.0%) were teenage pregnancies. Compared with adult mothers, teenage mothers had significantly lower educational attainment, were more frequently from the lower socioeconomic class, and were predominantly primigravidae (p < 0.001). Preterm delivery was more frequent among teenage mothers (38, 20.7% vs. 22, 12.0%; p = 0.022), whereas cesarean delivery was more frequent among adult mothers (66, 35.9% vs. 86, 46.7%; p = 0.035). Among neonates, low Apgar scores at one minute (59, 32.1% vs. 29, 15.8%; p < 0.001) and five minutes (28, 15.2% vs. 9, 4.9%; p = 0.001), as well as neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission (48, 26.1% vs. 20, 10.9%; p < 0.001), were significantly more frequent in the teenage group. No statistically significant differences were detected in low birth weight, stillbirth, early neonatal death, or postpartum complications; however, the small number of events limits the precision of these estimates. Conclusion Teenage pregnancy was associated with a higher frequency of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly preterm birth and indicators of neonatal morbidity, compared with pregnancies among women aged 20-30 years. However, these findings should be interpreted in the context of differences in socioeconomic status, educational attainment, and gravidity between the groups, which may have influenced the observed associations. Strengthening adolescent education, reproductive health services, and access to timely antenatal care may help improve pregnancy outcomes.
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