Introduction: in developing countries, including Colombia,
teen pregnancy is a public health problem. It
brings social, health and nutritional consequences for the
mother/son binomial.
Objective: to assess demographic, socioeconomic, food
security, health and nutritional status characteristics in a
group of pregnant teenagers and their newborns.
Methodology: a cross sectional analytical study was
performed in 294 pregnant teenagers in their third trimester
of pregnancy enrolled in the prenatal care programs
of the public network of hospitals in Medellin-Colombia
between 2011 and 2012. Association between the
mother´s body mass index, iron nutritional status and
newborn´s weight at birth using explicative variables was
assessed.