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Advanced Maternal Age         

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Advanced maternal age is associated with twice the rate of the following complications:

  • gestational diabetes
  • placenta previa
  • premature delivery
  • stillbirth (i.e., death of fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy)
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    In addition, pregnancy at a later age may be further complicated by the presence of more comorbid conditions (such as HTN, pregestational DM, heart disease, etc.) which carry their own risk during pregnancy.

     

    Hopefully, the patient will consider this information in making family planning decisions.

     

     

    Resources:

     

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG practice bulletin: invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy, number 88. Obstet Gynecol [Internet]. 2007 Dec [cited 2009 Jul 20];110(6): 1459-67. Available from http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal.

     

  • Andersen AN, Wohlfahrt J, Christens P, Olsen J, Melbye M. Maternal age and fetal loss: population based register linkage study. Br M J [Internet]. 2000 Jun 24 [cited 2009 Jul 20];(320):1708-12. Available from http://www.bmj.com/.

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