Effect of older maternal age on the risk of spontaneous preterm labor: A population-based study

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 670-689

  McIntyre, Safina Hassan ^a   Newburn Cook, Christine V ^a   O'Brien, Beverley ^a   Demianczuk, Nestor N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBERTA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349237259     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802596473     Document Type: Article

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