Background: The increasing pregnancy rate at advanced maternal age is contemporaneous
with the increasing rate of cesarean birth. Several studies have found that advanced …

Background Cardiotocography (CTG) is a monitoring of fetal heart rate and uterine
contractions. Since 1960 it is routinely used by obstetricians to assess fetal well-being. Many …

Background The increased potential for negative pregnancy outcomes in both extremes of
reproductive age is a well-debated argument. The aim of this study was to analyze the …

Objective To assess the association between advanced maternal age (AMA) and adverse
pregnancy outcomes. Design Secondary analysis of the facility‐based, cross‐sectional data …

Background One of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals of 2000 was to
reduce maternal mortality by 75% in 15 y; however, this challenge was not met by many …

OBJECTIVE:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate pregnancy outcome in women at
extremely advanced maternal age (≥ 45 years). STUDY DESIGN:: We compared the …

Objectives To describe the characteristics, management and outcomes of women giving
birth at advanced maternal age (≥ 48 years). Design Population‐based cohort study using …

Objective To provide an overview of delayed child-bearing and to describe the implications
for women and health care providers. Options Delayed child-bearing, which has increased …

OBJECTIVE: Cesarean section (CS) rates continue to rise throughout the developed world.
The aim of this study was to highlight variations in obstetric populations and practices and to …

OBJECTIVE: to examine the evidence in relation to very advanced maternal age (≥ 45
years) and maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-income countries. BACKGROUND: this …