Adolescence is delicate period of life when an individual passes from child to adulthood and involves a lot of physical and mental alterations. Pregnancy in adolescent girls is social hazard with serious consequences, when she herself is yet to attain her full growth. Teenage pregnancies represent a high-risk group in reproductive groups because of double burden of reproduction and growth. Adolescent pregnancies have impact on obstetric outcome. Maternal problems involves anaemia, abortions, pregnancy induced hypertension, pelvic disproportion, increase rate of caesarean section and preterm labour. Foetal problems in adolescent pregnancies are LBW, IUGR. Undernourished adolescent mothers are more likely to deliver undernourished offspring thus perpetuating the cycle of malnutrition.

Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Anaemia; Cephalopelvic Disproportion; IUGR; Preterm; Low Birth Weight.