The Effect of Maternal Age on Adverse Birth Outcomes: Does Parity Matter?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 541-548

  Lisonkova, Sarka ^a,b   Janssen, Patricia A ^a,b   Sheps, Sam B ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^c   Dahlgren, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse birth outcomes; Maternal age; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 77957281898     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34522-4     Document Type: Article

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