Obstetrical and Perinatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies in Cameroon: A Retrospective Cohort Study at the Yaoundé General Hospital
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53787#.VNMc3SzQrzE Author(s) Jean Dupont Kemfang Ngowa 1,2* , Jean Marie Kasia 1,2 , Walter Dobgima Pisoh 2 , Anny Ngassam 2 , Cyrille Noa 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon . 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon . ABSTRACT Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a serious health and social problem worldwide as well as in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to determine the obstetrical and perinatal outcomes of nulliparous adolescent pregnancies in a reference hospital in Cameroon. Methods: A retrospective cohort study to compare the outcomes of nulliparous adolescent pregnancies to those of nulliparous women aged 20 to 25 years was carried out at the Yaoundé General Hospital between January 1993 a...