Factors associated with maternal mortality at advanced maternal age: a population-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the factors associated with maternal mortality among women aged ≥35 years.

Design

Unmatched population based case-control study.

Setting

United Kingdom.

Population

Between 2009 and 2012, 105 cases of maternal deaths aged ≥35 years were extracted from the surveillance database of the MBRRACE-UK confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in the UK. In addition, 766 controls aged ≥35 years were identified from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (2005-2012).

Methods

Risk factors known to be associated with maternal mortality and morbidity and for which data were available were examined for their association with maternal mortality among women ≥35 years using logistic regression analysis.

Main outcome measures

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SUBMITTER: McCall SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484371 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature