Pregnancy at or beyond age 40 years is associated with an increased risk of fetal death and other adverse outcomes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hoffman, M Camille ^a   Jeffers, Sarah ^a   Carter, Jena ^a   Duthely, Lunthita ^a   Cotter, Amanda ^a   González Quintero, Víctor Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced maternal age; antepartum fetal surveillance; fetal death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247234524     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.862     Document Type: Article

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