Adverse perinatal outcomes for advanced maternal age: a cross-sectional study of Brazilian births

Objectives: To investigate the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes in women aged ≥41 years relatively to those aged 21–34. Methods: Approximately 8.5 million records of singleton births in Brazilian hospitals in the period 2004–2009 were investigated. Odds ratios were estimated for preterm and post-t...

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Main Authors: Núbia Karla O. Almeida, Renan M.V.R. Almeida, Carlos Eduardo Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755715000674