%0 Journal Article %T Patr¨®n de riesgo en la gestante adolescente prim¨ªpara: un problema latente %A Pascual L¨®pez %A Viviana %A Toirac Lamarque %A Abelardo S %J MEDISAN %D 2011 %I Centro Provincial de Ciencias M¨¦dicas %X the objective of this research was to identify a possible risk pattern in the primiparous adolescent and her child, taking into account the characteristics of comprehensive health care that this population receives in the country. a cross-sectional and retrospective case-control study was conducted in a sample of 207 analysis units (69 cases and 138 controls), of 1 290 pregnant women in total. among the evaluated variables were earlier induced abortions (¡À 2); diagnosed conditions associated with pregnancy; pregnancy-dependent events and others. in the statistical analysis the odds ratio (or) was used with a 95 % confidence interval (ci), as well as the chi-square test with p = 0,05 or lower. variables of significant association and causal character were deficiency anemia in second and third trimesters, genital infection in first trimester and preterm labor, while abortions (¡À 2) and fetal diseases showed significance in their associations and protective character. a risk pattern of limited complexity for its use was identified, with extensive modification options before and after conception, and without negative impact on maternal perinatal mortality. %K pregnancy %K adolescence %K risk pattern %K maternity hospital. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1029-30192011001200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en