title: Late maternal age and postdate pregnancy.
abstract: Charts of 443 postdate pregnancies were reviewed to determine the effect of late maternal age on pregnancy outcome. There were significantly more low 1-minute Apgar scores, intrapartum decelerations, and cesarean sections in the group of women greater than 35 years old. Use of oxytocin percentages and the results were similar with regard to both groups. Five-minute Apgar scores also were similar. Women greater than 35 years of age are less able to be delivered of postdate infants with optimal outcomes, but it is still safe to allow them to exceed 42 weeks' gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007745:Labor Onset; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008423:Maternal Age; D008470:Meconium; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin