Maternal and neonatal outcomes of spontaneously conceived pregnancies in mothers over 45 years: A review of the literature

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1161-1166

  Wong Taylor, Li An ^a   Lawrence, Alexandra ^a   Cowen, Sophie ^a   Jones, Hetty ^b   Nauta, Maud ^c   Ramsay Marcelle, Zeudi ^b   Yoong, Wai ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Morris House Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older mothers; Pregnancy outcomes; Spontaneous pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAREER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMBASE; FAMILY SIZE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863207960     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2219-4     Document Type: Review

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