Maternal age and severe maternal morbidity: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals of 2000 was to reduce maternal mortality by 75% in 15 y; however, this challenge was not met by many industrialized countries. As average maternal age continues to rise in these countries, associated potentially life-threatening severe maternal morbidity has been understudied. Our primary objective was to examine the associations between maternal age and severe maternal morbidities. The secondary objective was to compare these associations with those for adverse fetal/infant outcomes.

Methods and findings

This was a population-based retrospective cohort study, including all singleton births to women residing in Washington State, US, 1 January 2003-31 December 2013 (n = 828,269). We compared age-specific rates

SUBMITTER: Lisonkova S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5448726 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature