The impact of maternal age on fetal death: Does length of gestation matter?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 554.e1-554.e8

  Haavaldsen, Camilla ^a   Sarfraz, Aahshi A ^a   Samuelsen, Sven O ^b,c   Eskild, Anne ^a,d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Division of Epidemiology   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fetal death; Gestational length; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NORWAY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PARITY; PATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERM BIRTH; TIME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650646259     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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