Open AccessRisk Assessment in Pregnancy among Women Aged Over Forty
Author(s) -
Ana Meyra Potkonjak,
Ivka Djaković,
Senka Sabolović Rudman,
Lara Poljak,
Vesna Košec
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta clinica croatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1333-9451
pISSN - 0353-9466
DOI - 10.20471/acc.2021.60.02.16
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , gestational diabetes , pregnancy , cholestasis of pregnancy , preeclampsia , fetal macrosomia , incidence (geometry) , advanced maternal age , gestational hypertension , vaginal delivery , gestational age , caesarean section , retrospective cohort study , gynecology , gestation , fetus , surgery , physics , biology , optics , genetics
The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between women's age and risk of pregnancy-related complications. The study was a retrospective cohort analysis of the pregnancy-related complications and outcomes between two age groups of parturient women. Categorical data were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. Statistical analysis was performed using χ 2 -test. The incidence of gestational diabetes was higher in the 40-47 age group as compared with the 20-24 age group. The rates of hypertension, preeclampsia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and hypothyroidism did not differ between the two groups. The rates of labor induction, oxytocin use, vaginal delivery, and need for episiotomy were higher in younger age group. Dystocia and breech presentation as indications for cesarean section were more common among younger women. According to study results, the risk of gestational diabetes and rates of cesarean delivery increased with advanced maternal age.