Pregnancy performance of Nigerian women aged 16 years and below, as seen in Ibadan, Nigeria

• Published in: African journal of medicine and medical sciences Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 89
• Main Authors: Ojengbede, O A, Otolorin, E O, Fabanwo, A O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria 01.06.1987
• Subjects: Adolescent; Birth Weight; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Labor, Obstetric; Maternal Mortality; Nigeria; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy in Adolescence; Prenatal Care; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Nigeria

A review of eighty-four women aged 16 years and below who gave birth at the University College Hospital, Ibadan during the period 1978-1982 has shown the majority of the patients to be unemployed women from a low socio-economic class. There is a strong tendency to lack of antenatal care in this grou...