Unplanned cesarean sections in advanced maternal age: A predictive model.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As maternal age during pregnancy is rising all over the world, there is a growing need for prognostic factors that determine maternal and perinatal outcomes in older women.

Material and methods

This study is a retrospective cohort study of women aged 40 years or older at the time of delivery in four Santeon hospitals across the Netherlands between January 2016 and December 2019. Outcomes were compared between women of 40-44 years (advanced maternal age) and 45 years and older (very advanced maternal age). Primary outcome was unplanned cesarean section, secondary outcomes included postpartum hemorrhage and neonatal outcomes. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to analyze predictive factors for unplanned cesarean sections in women who attempted vaginal

SUBMITTER: Veenstra J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11019528 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature