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Relation of the mother's age to obstetric performance.
Israel Sl,Deutschberger J +1 more
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This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 1964-09-01. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Infant mortality & Pregnancy.read more
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Delayed childbearing and the outcome of pregnancy.
TL;DR: It is suggested that although older primiparous women have higher rates of complications of pregnancy and delivery, their risk of a poor neonatal outcome is not appreciably increased.
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Pregnancy outcome at age 40 and older
Angela Bianco,Joanne Stone,Lauren Lynch,Robert Lapinski,Gertrud S. Berkowitz,Richard L. Berkowitz +5 more
TL;DR: Although maternal morbidity was increased in the older gravidas, the overall neonatal outcome did not appear to be affected.
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'Informed and uninformed decision making'--women's reasoning, experiences and perceptions with regard to advanced maternal age and delayed childbearing: a meta-synthesis.
TL;DR: To identify what factors affect women's decisions to delay childbearing, and to explore women's experiences and their perceptions of associated risks, qualitative empirical studies exploring the views and experiences of women of advanced maternal age are selected.
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Very advanced maternal age: Pregnancy after age 45
TL;DR: In women > 45 years old at delivery maternal and fetal outcomes were generally good, but there was a high incidence of pregestational (chronic hypertension, hypothyroidism) and gestational (karyotype abnormalities, gestational diabetes, cesarean section, macrosomia) complications.
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Maternal age at first childbirth and risk of low birth weight and preterm delivery in Washington State
M B Aldous,M B Edmonson +1 more
TL;DR: Increasing maternal age at first childbirth is an independent risk factor for low birth weight and preterm delivery of white infants in the United States.