[Causes of preterm delivery among adolescent mothers].

Objective: To describe the proportion of preterm delivery at pregnant adolescents clinic and their maternal, obstetric and fetal conditions other than spontaneous labor.

Patients And Method: Descriptive inside a cohort of consecutive cases. Preterm was defined from 20 to 36 full weeks.

[Analysis of the perinatal results of the first five years of the functioning of a clinic for pregnant teenagers].

Objective: To evaluate the perinatal outcomes within a pregnant cohort of adolescents aged 16 years and younger.

Patients And Methods: Case review prospective study. All pregnant adolescents who attended to the Coordination for assistance of the adolescent patient from June 1998 to July 2003 were included.