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Adolescent Pregnancy: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Care Centre

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Dr. Rakhi Singh1 , Dr. Sujata Kumari2 , Dr. Sangeeta Sinha3

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Background -Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood (WHO 1975). It extends from 11 to 19 years. Teenage mothers and their babies have high risk of developing health problems like anemia, eclampsia and pre-term delivery. Maternal mortality rate is ~5 times more in teenage than older women

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