Original Article

Maternal Characteristics and Outcomes Associated with Late Enrollment for Care in Teenage Pregnancies

Objective:To identify characteristics associated with late prenatal care in adolescent mothers.Methods:This retrospective cohort study reviews all nulliparous adolescent deliveries at the authors' institution during 2000–2004. Subjects were divided into three trimester groups using American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists standard definitions. First trimester enrollees served as controls. Second and third…