Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Among Adolescents and Mature Women: A Hospital-Based Study in the North of Mexico.

Study Objective: To compare maternal and newborn pregnancy outcomes from adolescents and mature women.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a public hospital, including women with singleton pregnancies, who were classified according to their age, as follows: group 1: younger than 16 years old (n = 37), group 2: 16-19 years old (n = 288), and group 3: 20-34 years old (n = 632).

Interventions And Main Outcome Measures: Information on clinical characteristics, gynecological and obstetric history, pregnancy complications, and perinatal outcomes was obtained through interviews and from clinical records.