Another look at the effects of advanced maternal age.
The reproductive performance of primigravidae aged 30 years and over was compared with that of a group of younger primigravidae. Other patients were at greater risk for antepartum complications such as pre-eclampsia and uterine fibroids. Induction of labour was undertaken more frequently, and the Caesarean Section rate was higher but there was no worsening of perinatal mortality.
Ramsewak
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Mount Hope Women's Hospital, U.W.I., Trinidad.
Roopnarinesingh
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Robinson
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J
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk