dc.contributor.author | Temmerman, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Verstraelen, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Martens, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Bekaert, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-26T14:00:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-26T14:00:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2004 May 10;114(1):19-22. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/15099865 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/40591 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES:
To assess the maternal age trend in pregnant women in Flanders, Belgium, and examine the impact of maternal age on maternal mortality.
STUDY DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of a population based regional perinatal database during one decade.
RESULTS:
Between 1991 and 2000 a significant increase in maternal age was found, in primiparous as well as in multiparous women. The maternal mortality ratio was 5.8, and strongly related to maternal age, with a relative risk of 7.0 (95% CI: 3.0-16.2) from the age of 35 on, and of 30.0 (95% CI: 11.4-80.6) in women aged 40 years or beyond.
CONCLUSIONS:
These data call for further research and action to facilitate career and reproduction, and for special care for older pregnant women. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.title | Delayed childbearing and maternal mortality. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | College of Health Sciences | en |