Stillbirths among Advanced Maternal Age Women in the United States: 2003-2017

Authors

  • Deepa Dongarwar, MS Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Anjali Aggarwal, MD Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Kenneth Barning, MD Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Hamisu Mohammed Salihu, MD, PhD Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.346

Keywords:

Advanced maternal age, Stillbirth , Cox proportional regression, United State

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between fetal stillbirth and advanced maternal age in the United States (US). This was a population-based study using the Natality and Fetal Death datasets for the years 2003-2017. We built Cox proportional regression models to examine the likelihood of stillbirth among women aged ?40 years. Out of a total of 57,273,305 births, stillbirth was observed in 302,522, yielding a stillbirth rate of 5 per 1000. After adjusting for confounders, women of advanced age (?40 years) had a 40-50% greater risk of stillbirth compared to women 20-29 years of age.

 

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Vol. 9 No. 1

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Short Research Communication

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