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Obstetrical outcome with increasing maternal age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

O. A. C. Viegas ,
W. P. Leong ,
S. Ahmed  and
S. S. Ratnam
O. A. C. Viegas
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
W. P. Leong
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
S. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
S. S. Ratnam
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Summary

A retrospective study of 21,442 Singaporean women who gave birth at the National University Hospital, Singapore, between January 1986 and November 1991 is used to assess the effects of increasing age on obstetric performance. The results show that reproduction after the age of 35 years in Singapore is associated with a higher incidence of antenatal complications such as hypertension and diabetes and a higher rate of obstetric intervention. However, given the current level of obstetric and neonatal care in Singapore, these adverse features do not prejudice the obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 261 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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