Effect of older maternal age on birth outcomes in twin pregnancies: A population-based study

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Lisonkova, S ^a   Sheps, S B ^a   Janssen, P A ^a   Lee, S K ^b   Dahlgren, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

maternal age; perinatal mortality; population study; preterm birth; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIPARA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS;

EID: 79551628611     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.114     Document Type: Article

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