Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 22 1-4 1993 12 15 63 73 Z.Pouransary; K. Mohammad; S. Azary; A. Javadzadeh Ahmadi 2015 10 03 This one year retrospective study was conducted in Mirza Kuchak Khan Maternity Hospital, Tehran, 1989-1990, to compare complications of pregnancy in adolescent (below 20 years old ) and young adult (20-24 years old) mothers. The results were as follows: 14.4% of all the deliveries during the period of study were adolescent mothers. The proportions of the following complications were higher in the adolescent group than in the adult group: prematurity(8 times) cephalo-pelvic disproportion (CPD) (2.5 times) , preeclampsia , eclampsia , bleeding and breech presentation. The proportion of late fetal deaths was higher in adolescent mothers (15.7 0/00) than in adult mothers (7.7 0/00). In addition, the proportion of neonatal deaths in adolescent mothers was also higher. There was a statistically significant correlation between age of mothers and neonatal weight. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1588 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1588/1569