_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: ekowlarbie@gmail.com; European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety 7(2): 120-127, 2017; Article no.EJNFS.2017.008 ISSN: 2347-5641 Status of Some Antioxidant Micronutrient and Pregnancy Outcomes in Ghanaian Adolescents Attending Antenatal Clinic in Urban (Suntreso) and Rural (Mampong) Hospitals Jessica Ayensu 1 , Anthony Edusei 2 , Ibok Oduro 3 and Christopher Larbie 1* 1 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST, Ghana. 2 Department of Community Health, School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Ghana. 3 Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST, Ghana. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Authors JA, AE, IO and CL designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors JA and CL managed the analyses of the study. Author JA managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/EJNFS/2017/24209 Received 8 th January 2016 Accepted 11 th July 2017 Published 19 th July 2017 ABSTRACT Aims: Antioxidants are important in maintaining cellular function in normal pregnancy and are needed for mitigating the effects of oxidative stress. However, there is paucity of information on the importance of antioxidants in pregnant adolescents. This study was therefore aimed at assessing maternal antioxidant micronutrient status and its impact on pregnancy outcomes in Ghanaian pregnant adolescents. Study Design: Prospective Cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Mampong and Suntreso Government hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana between March and November 2014. Methodology: We included 100 pregnant adolescents aged 11 to 19 years. Two 24 hr recall sessions were used to assess dietary antioxidant micronutrient (Vitamin A, E, C, Zinc and Selenium) intakes of study participants. Biochemical status was assessed by measurement of serum Vitamin A, zinc and selenium using standardized methods. Pregnancy outcomes were obtained from hospital records after parturition. Original Research Article