Causes of Complications During Pregnancy and Delivery in Adolescents Examined

Certain social determinants of health--conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age--may place subgroups of adolescent mothers at a high risk of poor pregnancy outcomes.

African American race, rural residence, inadequate education, low socioeconomic status, unemployment, and lack of social support were found to be linked to poor pregnancy outcomes in adolescent mothers. The findings of the study are published in //Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.

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‘Social determinants of health drive inequalities in adolescent perinatal health have been revealed. ’

The findings suggest that certain social determinants of health--conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age--may place subgroups of adolescent mothers at a high risk of poor pregnancy outcomes.

"Our analyses of the scientific literature revealed that social determinants of health drive inequalities in adolescent perinatal health," said senior author Dr. Maria Ospina of the University of Alberta, in Canada. "The most disadvantaged groups of teen moms are at the highest risk of having adverse maternal and birth outcomes, and it is crucial to recognize these high-risk groups of adolescent mothers," added first author Sana Amjad.

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