With the objective to analyze the correlation between signs, symptoms and complications and the presence of stress in pregnant adolescents were surveyed health facilities in Maceio. A quantitative, cross-sectional data were collected through questionnaire survey and tests of applied stress in adolescents treated in prenatal care. Data were analyzed by Epi Info version 3.5, using the odds as a statistical measure. The survey involved 140 pregnant from 10 to 19 years, identifying that 80.7% of them had some degree of stress, being 57.1% in the resistance phase and 18.6% at the stage of exhaustion. Statistical association was found between stress and some symptoms. The results indicate the presence of stress in adolescence and need for special attention to the mental health of these women.
Pregnancy; Stress, psychological; Adolescent
