The association between increasing maternal age at first birth and decreased rates of spontaneous vaginal birth in South Australia from 1991 to 2009

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-243

  Baghurst, Peter ^a   Robson, Stephen ^b   Antoniou, Georgia ^c   Scheil, Wendy ^d   Bryce, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

caesarean section; labour; logistic regression; maternal age; population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAESAREAN SECTION; LABOUR; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; MATERNAL AGE; POPULATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84901836239     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12182     Document Type: Review

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