Birth outcomes across the spectrum of maternal age: dissecting aging effect versus confounding by social and medical determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the trend of increasing maternal age and associated adverse reproductive outcomes in the US, this study aimed to assess whether this association is due to an independent aging or confounded by sociodemographic, biomedical, or behavioral determinants in a predominantly Black US population.

Methods

Data was from 8509 women enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort. Adverse reproductive outcomes included spontaneous preterm delivery, cesarean delivery, and low birth weight. Covariates included sociodemographic (parity, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, income, receipt of public assistance, nativity); biomedical (obesity, hypertensive disorders, diabetes mellitus); and behavioral (consistent intake of multivitamin supplements, support from father of baby, sup

SUBMITTER: Olapeju B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8411515 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature