American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 6 , Pages 554.e1-554.e8 , December 2010

The impact of maternal age on fetal death: does length of gestation matter?

  • Camilla Haavaldsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, and the Medical Faculty Division, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Camilla Haavaldsen, MD, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
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  • Aahshi A. Sarfraz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, and the Medical Faculty Division, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Sven O. Samuelsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    • Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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  • Anne Eskild, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, and the Medical Faculty Division, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

Received 16 February 2010 ,Revised 29 April 2010 ,Accepted 12 July 2010.

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    Fetal deaths according to gestational length and maternal age during 1967-2006

    Number of fetal deaths per 100 ongoing pregnancies according to gestational length and maternal age, during 1967-2006.

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    Fetal deaths according to gestational length and maternal age during 1967-2006

    Number of fetal deaths per 100 ongoing pregnancies according to gestational length and maternal age, during 1967-2006.

    Haavaldsen. Maternal age and fetal death risk during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

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    Fetal deaths according to gestational length and maternal age during 1967-2006 and 1987-2006Number of fetal deaths per 100 ongoing pregnancies according to gestational length and maternal age in term

    Fetal deaths according to gestational length and maternal age during 1967-2006 and 1987-2006

    Number of fetal deaths per 100 ongoing pregnancies according to gestational length and maternal age in term and post term pregnancies, during the periods 1967-1986 and 1987-2006.

    Haavaldsen. Maternal age and fetal death risk during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 This study was supported in part by Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.

 Cite this article as: Haavaldsen C, Sarfraz AA, Samuelsen SO, et al. The impact of maternal age on fetal death: does length of gestation matter? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:554.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00898-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.014

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 6 , Pages 554.e1-554.e8 , December 2010

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