Table 1 PICOS strategy for inclusion criteria of studies into review
PICOS strategy | Inclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|
P-population | Pregnant women who present for deliveries across hospitals in Cameroon | |
I-intervention/Exposure | Pregnant women who present for delivery during their adolescent years (13–19 years) | |
C-comparison | Pregnant adult women presenting for delivery | |
O-outcome(s) | Maternal complications | caesarean deliveries, perineal tears, operative vaginal deliveries, post-partum haemorrhage and episiotomies |
Foetal complications | low birth weight, asphyxia, preterm, neonatal period, post-term, stillbirth, high birth weight | |
S-study design | All observational studies | |