| The impact of maternal age on fetal death: does length of gestation matter? | |
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PMID: 20800215 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the investigation was to study the association of fetal death with maternal age by length of gestation. STUDY DESIGN: This was a population study including all ongoing pregnancies after 16 weeks of gestation in Norway during the period 1967-2006 (n = 2,182,756). RESULTS: The risk of fetal death was 1.4 times higher in women 40-44 years old than in women aged 20-24 years in midpregnancy but 2.8 times higher at term. In term pregnancies the relative importance of maternal age increased by additional pregnancy weeks. In gestational weeks 42-43, the crude risk was 5.1 times higher in mothers 40 years old or older. In the recent period, the elevated risk of fetal death in elderly mothers at term has been attenuated. CONCLUSION: Women 40 years old or older had the highest risk of fetal death throughout pregnancy, particularly in term and postterm pregnancies. Improved obstetric care may explain the attenuation of risk associated with age in recent time. |
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Authors:
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Camilla Haavaldsen; Aahshi A Sarfraz; Sven O Samuelsen; Anne Eskild |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-08-30 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 203 ISSN: 1097-6868 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-29 Completed Date: 2011-01-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370476 Medline TA: Am J Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 554.e1-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, and Medical Faculty Division, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. marit.camilla.haavaldsen@ahus.no |
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Adult Cohort Studies Female Fetal Death / epidemiology*, etiology Gestational Age* Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal Age* Middle Aged Norway / epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy, Prolonged* Prevalence Registries Risk Assessment Term Birth* Time Factors Young Adult |
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