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Background: Teenage pregnancy is still a problem in world especially in developing countries. NFHS-4 estimated that about 11.8 million teenage pregnancy were noted in the year of 2017. Most of the time teenage pregnancy is affected to maternal health as well as newborn outcome. The special NICU admission rate will be more found in babies born with a teenage mother. Objective: This study was aimed to assess the effect of teenage pregnancy on maternal and newborn outcome, their predictor for adverse newborn outcome and complication during postpartum time. Method: Quantitative retrospective survey method and purposive sampling technique was used for this study. The data was collected from MRD department of selected hospital of Badly Talk from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2023. Total sample was 328 teenage mothers and 332 babies (including four twin pregnancy). Result: The majority 227 (69.21%) of teenage mother had normal vaginal delivery with episiotomy. About 67 (20.43%) had LSCS. 282 (85.98%) Teenage mother delivered baby at 38 to 40 weeks of gestation age at the time of the delivery. About 38 (11.59%) mother had complication during time of delivery. About 152(46.10%) newborn had LBW, 94 (28.48%) need if NICU admission majority reason was LBW 68(72.34%). The odd ratio with p-value < 0.05, showed that only mode of delivery, significantly predicts the type of feeding, indicate that it has a statistically signifihttps://ijcrt.org/archive.php?vol=12&issue=12&pubmonth=December%202024cant impact on newborn outcome. Conclusion: The finding of the study showed that teenage pregnancy is slight effect on maternal and newborn outcome.