According to the latest data, in 2023. year, a total of 26,451 delivery was recorded in BiH.
Among the data from the BiH Agency for BiH, relating to the age of the mother, among the mothers are four girls under 15 years and 593 mothers aged 15 to 19 years.
So in 2023. year, the youngest mother was just 13, three had 14 years, and 15 were born at the age of 15. As many as 40 girls became mothers like the 16-year-olds, and 86 were at the time of childbirth for 17 years.
In the FBiH during the previous year, 16,174 delivery were. Three juveniles at the time of childbirth have not been for 15 years, and 371 children were born mothers aged 15 to 19.
In the RS, 8,401 births were registered in the RS, of which, from the largest percentage, 46.3 percent, the age of the General was from 19 to 29 years. 26 of them were under 18 years of age.
Although lately strengthening the awareness of sexual minor relations and reproductive health, however, the fact is that there is still a significant number of those who are not aware of the risks of unwanted pregnancies.
Prof. Dr. Sci. Vajdana Tomić, Head of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obsteting of the University Clinical Hospital (SKB) Mostar, in the statement for “Avaz” leads that juvenile pregnancies can end with serious complications and for the mother and for the child.
“These are, in fact, high-risk pregnancy due to a number of factors and, unfortunately, they are most often uncontrolled, as it is completely irregular, the factor of hiding pregnancy from the environment. Complications are numerous, that these are usually premature children born , low births, and other complications in children are followed in this context. Also, complications include high rates Morbidity and mortality of mothers, as well as children, “says Dr. Tomić.
Also, in all this, it emphasizes, very present and psychosocial problems of juvenile pregnancies. Although it is, recently, it has been declining a decline in juvenile pregnancies, however, warn that the situation is still concerned. It is necessary to prevent the necessary juvenile pregnancy and other consequences of risky pregnancy and other consequences of risky pregnancy.
“In the SKB Mostar, the record was 2022. years with 11 births of mothers who had 15 to 19 years old, and in 2023 there was only one family younger,” said Prof. Dr. Tomić.
On the other hand, in 2023. Three children brought women aged 50 and above the world, and 74 children were born mothers whose range of 45 to 49. However, for 72 children, the age of the mother was unknown.
(Vijesti.ba)
