Table 3

Neonatal and maternal outcomes for adolescent women

nCrude OR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)*
Neonatal outcomes
 Low birth weight (<2500 g)43320.99 (0.73 to 1.33)1.10 (0.81 to 1.50)
 Very low birth weight (<1500 g)39721.54 (0.74 to 3.21)1.59 (0.74 to 3.42)
 Extremely low birth weight (<1000 g)39433.69 (1.34 to 10.20)4.13 (1.41 to 12.11)
 Macrosomia (birth weight >4000 g)41850.97 (0.67 to 1.40)0.78 (0.54 to 1.14)
 Small for gestational age41040.83 (0.65 to 1.07)1.05 (0.81 to 1.37)
 Large for gestational age39340.85 (0.64 to 1.13)0.74 (0.55 to 0.99)
 Preterm delivery (<37 weeks)45911.16 (0.83 to 1.62)1.10 (0.78 to 1.56)
 Very preterm delivery (<32 weeks)43582.14 (1.10 to 4.14)2.12 (1.06 to 4.25)
 Extremely preterm delivery (<28 weeks)43204.99 (1.34 to 18.62)5.06 (1.23 to 20.78)
 Stillborn45911.19 (0.46 to 3.11)1.39 (0.51 to 3.80)
 Apgar score <7 at 1 min45911.02 (0.79 to 1.32)0.95 (0.73 to 1.25)
 Apgar score <7 at 5 min45911.09 (0.70 to 1.70)1.11 (0.70 to 1.76)
Maternal outcomes
 Pre-eclampsia45910.80 (0.49 to 1.30)0.84 (0.51 to 1.39)
 Gestational diabetes45910.29 (0.17 to 0.51)0.35 (0.20 to 0.62)
  Caesarean delivery45910.51 (0.40 to 0.64)0.53 (0.42 to 0.67)
 Instrumental birth†35030.53 (0.41 to 0.69)0.53 (0.41 to 0.69)
  • Reference group: maternal age 20–34 years.

  • *Adjusted for IMD score and ethnicity.

  • †Vaginal deliveries only, included both forceps and ventouse deliveries.

  • aOR, adjusted OR; IMD, Index of multiple deprivation.