Maternal age as a risk factor: a study on first time pregnant women with age equal or higher than 28 years old

Authors

  • Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada Universidade Estadual Paulista; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
  • Nilza Teresa Rotter Pelá Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000400008

Keywords:

maternal risk, first time pregnant women, maternal age

Abstract

This is a transverse-type designed study with the aim analise maternal age as a risk factor, and as not a risk factor, through the verification of incidents during pregnancy, birth and puerperium of first time pregnant women with age equal or higher than 28 years old; as well as birth conditions and discharge of their newborns, comparing them with a group of first time pregnant women from 20 to 27 years old. The study was carried out in Botucatu, São Paulo, from January, 1990 to June, 1995. The statistical analysis, discussed at the level of 5% of significance, was developed through Mann-Whitney test, Goodman test and the evaluation of relative risk and corrected relative risk through Mantel-Haenszel technique. We concluded that maternal age equal or higher than 28 years old, is not a pregnancy, puerperal and intrapartum risk factor, although, on the other hand, it was a risk factor even after controlled parturition for the following perinatal incidents: newborn tachypnea, generalized cyanosis at birth and neonatal infection.

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Published

1999-10-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (1999)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Maternal age as a risk factor: a study on first time pregnant women with age equal or higher than 28 years old. (1999). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 7(4), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000400008