Updates and Insights: Prenatal Care Negligence

Advanced Maternal Age and Birth Injury Risks

Oct 4, 2019

Having a baby later in life has become increasingly common, giving rise to the term “advanced maternal age,” which refers to a mother who is age 35 or older at the time of giving birth. The New England Journal of Medicine investigated the prevalence of advanced maternal age pregnancies between 1991 and 2001, reporting an increase of 36% in women who deliver their first child between the ages of 35 and 39. The study also...