Journal article
Advanced maternal age and pregnancy outcomes: a multicountry assessment.
M Laopaiboon, P Lumbiganon, N Intarut, R Mori, T Ganchimeg, JP Vogel, JP Souza, AM Gülmezoglu, undefined WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal Newborn Health Research Network
BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | WILEY | Published : 2014
Abstract
To assess the association between advanced maternal age (AMA) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Secondary analysis of the facility-based, cross-sectional data of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. A total of 359 health facilities in 29 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. A total of 308 149 singleton pregnant women admitted to the participating health facilities. We estimated the prevalence of pregnant women with advanced age (35 years or older). We calculated adjusted odds ratios of individual severe maternal and perinatal outcomes in these women, compared with women aged 20-34 years, using a multilevel, multivariate logistic regression model..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was financially supported by the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP); World Health Organization (WHO); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan; and Gynuity Health Projects. The sponsors had no role in data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data, the writing of the report, or the decision to submit for publication. All authors had access to the analysis plan, the outputs of that analysis, and could see the data if they wished to do so. All authors participated in the final discussion and approved the submission.