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Table 2 Incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes among maternal age groups

From: Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes among singleton pregnancies in women of very advanced maternal age: a retrospective cohort study

Outcome

20–34 years

35–42 years

≥ 43 years

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Composite outcome (preeclampsia, IUGR, placental abruption and stillbirth)

31,102 (10.41)

8463 (10.09)

436 (13.35)

Preeclampsia

2215 (0.74)

699 (0.83)

52 (1.59)

IUGR

27,616 (9.24)

7314 (8.72)

358 (10.96)

Placental abruption

1330 (0.45)

495 (0.59)

30 (0.92)

Stillbirth

822 (0.28)

290 (0.35)

22 (0.67)

Preterm birth

17,199 (5.76)

5870 (7)

315 (9.64)

Gestational diabetes mellitus

13,618 (4.56)

7393 (8.81)

456 (13.96)

Placental previa

1667 (0.56)

940 (1.12)

55 (1.68)

Postpartum hemorrhage

7533 (2.52)

1836 (2.19)

76 (2.33)

Maternal ICU admission

94 (0.03)

42 (0.05)

< 6

Maternal death related to pregnancy and birth

< 6

<6

< 6

SGA<5th

12,736 (4.26)

3440 (4.10)

169 (5.17)

Neonatal death

411 (0.14)

115 (0.14)

12 (0.37)

Sentinel Congenital Anomalies

1005 (0.34)

360 (0.43)

39 (1.19)

NICU admission

35,096 (11.74)

10,423 (12.42)

518 (15.86)

5 min Apgar score≤3

3100 (1.04)

1008 (1.2)

60 (1.84)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, IUGR intrauterine growth retardation, NICU neonatal intensive care unit, SGA small for gestational age