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

Authors

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

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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2020-02-25
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Dongarwar, D. ​, Aggarwal, A., Barning, K., & Salihu, H. M. (2020). Stillbirths among Advanced Maternal Age Women in the United States: 2003-2017. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 9(1), 153–156. https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.346

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Copyright © 2020 Deepa ​ Dongarwar, Anjali Aggarwal, Kenneth Barning, Hamisu Mohammed Salihu. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.

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