Journal article
Maternal age and severe maternal morbidity: A population-based retrospective cohort study
Abstract
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 industrialized countries. As average maternal age continues to rise in these countries, associated potentially life-threatening severe maternal morbidity has been understudied. Our primary objective was to examine the associations between maternal age and severe maternal …
Authors
Lisonkova S; Potts J; Muraca GM; Razaz N; Sabr Y; Chan W-S; Kramer MS
Journal
PLOS Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 5,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1002307
ISSN
1549-1277