P1-194 Health implications of ageing motherhood
IntroductionIn developed countries, postponing of childbearing has become common, but health impacts are poorly known.MethodsAll first births in Finland in 2008 (n=23 511) from nationwide medical birth register were included. Older mothers (35–39 and 40 years and over) were compared to younger mothe...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2011-08, Vol.65 (Suppl 1), p.A120-A120 |
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Zusammenfassung: | IntroductionIn developed countries, postponing of childbearing has become common, but health impacts are poorly known.MethodsAll first births in Finland in 2008 (n=23 511) from nationwide medical birth register were included. Older mothers (35–39 and 40 years and over) were compared to younger mothers aged 20–34 years. Perinatal outcomes were adjusted for mother's background characteristics (marital status, socioeconomic position, smoking, previous pregnancies, and urbanity of the residence) by logistic regression. Births in years 2005–2009 were pooled to identify threshold age(s) for increased problems.ResultsOlder mothers used more antenatal care, had more chronic and pregnancy-related diseases, higher BMI, and more interventions. The adjusted ORs (95% CI) for 35–39 years old were: birth weight |
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ISSN: | 0143-005X 1470-2738 |
DOI: | 10.1136/jech.2011.142976d.87 |