Maternal age as a risk factor for stillbirth.
Indian J Public Health
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2000 Jan-Mar; 44(1): 28-30
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109174
ABSTRACT
To Detect the risk of still birth in different maternal age, five year (1st January 1993 to 31st December 1997) record of Government Medical College, Nagpur were analysed. The rate of stillbirth was 2.5% (1138 stillbirth out of 46,443 deliveries) which was significantly associated with increasing maternal age (x2 = 182.3, df = 4, p < 0.001). Teenage pregnancy and elderly pregnancy were in significant risk as compared to 20-29 years age group for stillbirth (OR = 1.6, 95% C1 1.1-2.5; OR 2.6, 95% CI = 1.9-3.5 respectively).
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy in Adolescence
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Risk Factors
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Adolescent
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Maternal Age
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Adult
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Fetal Death
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India
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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