Advanced maternal age and obstetric morbidity for women giving birth in Victoria, Australia: A population-based study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-234

  Biro, Mary Anne ^a   Davey, Mary Ann ^b,c   Carolan, Mary ^d   Kealy, Michelle ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Obstetric complications; Obstetric morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PLACENTA PREVIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84862569717     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01427.x     Document Type: Article

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