Although adolescent pregnancy is not common, it has shown an increasing trend worldwide although the rates vary widely from country to country, and have been reported to range from 0.1% to over 20%.
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However, although the APGAR score <7 at the first minute and VLBW were more frequent in the adolescent group than in adults, these variables failed to reach statistical significance [31 (52.54) vs. 367 (46.93), and 8 (13.56) vs. 81 (10.36), in corresponding order].