Maternal age extremes and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-resourced settings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent (<20 years) and advanced maternal age (>35 years) pregnancies carry adverse risks and warrant a critical review in low- and middle-income countries where the burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes is highest.

Objective

To describe the prevalence and adverse pregnancy (maternal, perinatal, and neonatal) outcomes associated with extremes of maternal age across six countries.

Patients and methods

We performed a historical cohort analysis on prospectively collected data from a population-based cohort study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Pakistan, and Zambia between 2010 and 2020. We included pregnant women and their neonates. We describe the prevalence and adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with pregnancies

SUBMITTER: Nyongesa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715413 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature