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Relationship between obstetric complications between adolescents and adults

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A pregnant adolescent is classified as a woman who is between puberty (beginning of childbearing age) and the last stage of late adolescence. Preeclampsia causes a complication in pregnancy, which is characterized by increased blood pressure and proteinuria, which can be with or without signs of severity depending according to the signs and symptoms that the patient has. It occurs after 20 weeks of gestation and may appear even one day after delivery. Hypertensive disorders in pregnant women are one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality according to the WHO, especially in developing countries such as Latin America. In Ecuador, preeclampsia was declared the main cause of maternal death. Being this frequent during pregnancy, in a percentage between 2% and 25% worldwide.Keywords: Preeclampsia, adolescence, pregnancy. RESUMENUna adolescente embarazada se clasifica como una mujer que se encuentra entre la pubertad (inicio de la edad fértil) y la última etapa de la adolescencia tardía. La preeclampsia provoca una complicación en el embarazo, que se caracteriza por aumento de la presión arterial y proteinuria, que puede ser con o sin signos de gravedad según los signos y síntomas que presente la paciente. Ocurre después de las 20 semanas de gestación y puede aparecer incluso un día después del parto. Los trastornos hipertensivos en mujeres embarazadas son una de las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad materna según la OMS, especialmente en países en desarrollo como América Latina. En Ecuador, la preeclampsia fue declarada la principal causa de muerte materna. Siendo así de frecuente durante el embarazo, en un porcentaje entre el 2% y el 25% a nivel mundial.Palabras clave: Preeclampsia, adolescencia, embarazo.

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