Association of Maternal Age With Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Canada | Zendy

Kazuyoshi Aoyama | Zendy; Ruxandra Pinto | Zendy; Joel G. Ray | Zendy; Andrea D. Hill | Zendy; Damon C. Scales | Zendy; Stephen E. Lapinsky | Zendy; Michelle Hladunewich | Zendy; Gareth Seaward | Zendy; Robert Fowler | Zendy

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Association of Maternal Age With Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Canada

Author(s) -

Kazuyoshi Aoyama,

Ruxandra Pinto,

Joel G. Ray,

Andrea D. Hill,

Damon C. Scales,

Stephen E. Lapinsky,

Michelle Hladunewich,

Gareth Seaward,

Robert Fowler

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9875

Subject(s) - maternal morbidity , demography , association (psychology) , medicine , pregnancy , psychology , biology , sociology , genetics , psychotherapist

Key Points Question Is maternal age associated with severe maternal morbidity and with maternal death in Canada? Findings In this nationwide population-based cohort study of 3.1 million pregnancies in Canada, severe maternal morbidity has increased over the past decade, and this trend coincided with an increase over time in maternal age and in the proportion of pregnancies to older mothers. Extremes of maternal age, especially those 45 years or older compared with those aged 20 to 24 years, were associated with severe maternal morbidity and with maternal mortality. Meaning Increasing maternal age was an independent characteristic associated with severe maternal morbidity and mortality.

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