OBJECTIVE:

To identify the associated factors that condition perinatal complications in pregnant adolescents.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Retrospective, case series study conducted in pregnant adolescents attended at the Hospital General de la Zona 6, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, between March 2020 and March 2021. Perinatal complications were evaluated and classified as: maternal during pregnancy, labor and puerperium. And perinatal complications in the neonate. Obstetric history (pregnancies, deliveries, cesarean sections, abortions and complications) was also taken into account. The test of 2 was used and logistic regression was performed for statistically significant variables.

RESULTS:

A total of 287 clinical records were evaluated and a statistically significant association was found between perinatal complications and pregnancies without prenatal control. 49.8% of the adolescents had perinatal complications during pregnancy, 24.4% in labor, and 0.3% in the puerperium, while 25.4% experienced no complications.

CONCLUSIONS:

It is evident that the total or partial lack of prenatal control, together with the fact of being multigestational, single, consuming alcohol, living with parents and being in early adolescence were risk factors for perinatal complications in pregnancy. At this stage of life, pregnancy is associated with various sociodemographic factors that favor perinatal complications.