RT Journal Article
T1 Maternal Age and Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium: Obstetric Results.
A1 Molina-García, Leticia
A1 Hidalgo-Ruiz, Manuel
A1 Arredondo-López, Beatriz
A1 Colomino-Ceprián, Silvia
A1 Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel
A1 Martínez-Galiano, Juan Miguel
K1 labor
K1 maternal age
K1 obstetric outcomes
K1 pregnancy
K1 puerperium
AB Delaying maternity is becoming more common, resulting in questions regarding the influence age may have on obstetric results. Therefore, we proposed the objective to determine the association between maternal age and different health variables during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. We conducted an observational study in Spain with primiparous women in which data was collected on sociodemographic, health and obstetric variables. Crude and adjusted mean differences were calculated with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals. The study included a final sample of 373 women. The mean age of women presenting with hypertension during pregnancy was 34.54 years (95% CI: 31.80-37.27) compared with a mean of 30.11 (95% CI: 29.56-30.66) in women that did not (p = 0.002). Women who had a eutocic delivery were also younger: 29.17 years (95% CI: 28.48-29.86) compared with 31.90 years (95% CI: 31.05-32.74; p
SN 2077-0383
YR 2019
FD 2019-05-13
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13954
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13954
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025