Abstract

VAZQUEZ MARQUEZ, Ángela; ALMIRALL CHAVEZ, Ángel Miguel; DE LA CRUZ CHAVEZ, Francisca  and  ALVAREZ AMOEDO, Emilio. Embarazo en la adolescencia: repercusión biosocial durante el primer año de vida. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 1997, vol.69, n.2, pp.82-88. ISSN 0034-7531.

110 pregnant women between 12 and 19 years old and a control group with the same number of gravid women over 19 were studied in 30 physicians' offices of the "René Vallejo Ortiz" Community Policlinic in the city of Bayamo, Granma province, from September 1, 1991, to August 31, 1992. A questionnarie including different variables was used. It was found that 50.9 % of the adolescents were under 18 and that 17.3 % of their children had low birth weight. The most frequent causes of hospitalization among infants were the acute diarrheal disease, the acute respiratory disease, and low weight. Early warning, malnutrition and the greatest difficulties for the ablactation and the infant's hygiene were found in the adolescents. The results were compared with other authors and conclusions were reached.

Keywords : PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; LABOR PRESENTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; BREAST FEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; GESTATIONAL AGE.