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Table 3 magnitude of adverse perinatal outcomes of advanced and adult mothers, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2017/18 (n = 752)

From: Advanced maternal age pregnancy and its adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2017: a comparative cross-sectional study

Perinatal outcomes

Maternal age

20–34 years

35+ years

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

 Perinatal Death

No

364

96.8

338

89.9

702

93.4

Yes

12

3.2

38

10.1

50

6.6

 Low Fifth Minute Apgar Score

No

354

94.4

288

76.6

643

91.1

Yes

10

2.4

54

14.4

63

8.9

 Congenital Anomalies

No

374

99.5

371

98.7

745

99.1

Yes

2

0.5

5

1.3

7

0.9

 Gestational Age

Pre-term

10

2.7

42

11.3

52

7.0

Term

347

93.3

312

84.1

659

88.7

Post term

15

4.0

17

4.6

32

4.3

 Birth Weight

Low birth weight

20

5.4

66

17.8

86

11.6

Normal birthweight

347

93.3

295

79.5

642

86.4

Macrosomia

5

1.3

10

2.7

15

2.0