Maternal age and severe maternal morbidity: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>One of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals of 2000 was to reduce maternal mortality by 75% in 15 y; however, this challenge was not met by many industrialized countries. As average maternal age continues to rise in these countries, associated potentia...

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Main Authors: Sarka Lisonkova, Jayson Potts, Giulia M Muraca, Neda Razaz, Yasser Sabr, Wee-Shian Chan, Michael S Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002307