Association between very advanced maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a cross sectional Japanese study

• Main Authors: Kohei Ogawa (Author), Kevin Y. Urayama (Author), Shinji Tanigaki (Author), Haruhiko Sago (Author), Shoji Sato (Author), Shigeru Saito (Author), Naho Morisaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While several studies have demonstrated the increased risk of pregnancy complications for women of advanced age, few studies have focused on women with very advanced age (≥ 45), despite the increasing rate of pregnancy among such women. Furthermore, how such risks of increase in...