Maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcome: a cohort study

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Authors

Asma Khalil · University College Hospital

Argyro Syngelaki · University College London

Nerea Maíz · University of the Basque Country

Yana Zinevich · University College Hospital

K. H. Nicolaides · University College Hospital

Abstract

Maternal age should be combined with other maternal characteristics and obstetric history when calculating an individualized adjusted risk for adverse pregnancy complications. Advanced maternal age is a risk factor for miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, SGA, GDM and Cesarean section, but not for stillbirth, gestational hypertension, spontaneous preterm delivery or LGA.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Maternal and fetal healthcare Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 42, Issue 6, pp. 634-643

DOI: 10.1002/uog.12494

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