High maternal mortality rate associated with advanced maternal age in Japan

Abstract This study aimed to clarify the relationship between maternal mortality and advanced maternal age in Japan and to provide useful information for future perinatal management. Maternal death rates by age group were investigated for all maternal deaths in Japan for an 11-year period, from 2010...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Tanaka, Junichi Hasegawa, Shinji Katsuragi, Kayo Tanaka, Tatsuya Arakaki, Masamitsu Nakamura, Eijiro Hayata, Masahiko Nakata, Takeshi Murakoshi, Akihiko Sekizawa, Isamu Ishiwata, Tomoaki Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40150-4