Higher rate of stillbirth at the extremes of reproductive age: A large nationwide sample of deliveries in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 840-845

  Bateman, Brian T ^a   Simpson, Lynn L ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Maternal age; Outcome; Pregnancy; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644670394     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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