Maternal age at first cesarean delivery related to adverse pregnancy outcomes in a second cesarean delivery: a multicenter, historical, cross-sectional cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To determine the effects of maternal age at first cesarean on maternal complications and adverse outcomes of pregnancy with the second cesarean.

Methods

This was a multicenter, historical, cross-sectional cohort study involving singleton pregnancies ≥28 gestational weeks, with a history of 1 cesarean delivery, and who underwent a second cesarean between January and December 2017 at 11 public tertiary hospitals in 7 provinces of China. We analyzed the effects of maternal age at first cesarean on adverse outcomes of pregnancy in the second cesarean using multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Results

The study consisted of 10,206 singleton pregnancies. Women were at first cesarean between 18 and 24, 25-29, 30-34, and ≥ 35 years of age; and numbered 2711,

SUBMITTER: Bi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature