**1. Introduction**

Pregnancy at any age constitutes a very important biopsychosocial event, but in adolescence it encompasses a series of situations that may place the mother's and the fetus' health at risk, thus becoming a public health issue not only in the present but also in the future due to potential complications and as a reflection of the social conditions of a country.

Maternal, late fetal, neonatal, and infant mortalities have the highest rates in women under 20 years of age than in any other reproductive period.

Complications in adolescent mothers are a constant dilemma since many factors are involved, such as inadequate prenatal control, race, family factors, and economic and sociodemographic conditions.

Hypertensive problems associated with pregnancy are another public health issue that in developing countries still represent the first cause of maternal death; worldwide, their prevalence varies but hovers around 10% of all pregnancies.

Whatever causes triggering complications, maternal and neonatal deaths are significant indicators in all countries, and in the case of pregnant adolescents, developing preeclampsia and their high and varied worldwide prevalence make this combination, specifically this group of patients, a point of reference when establishing health policies.
