1. R ISK FACORS OF ADVANCED MATERIAL AGE R ISK FACORS OF ADVANCED MATERIAL AGE

2. Declining Fertility women aged 35 and older are more likely to have miscarriages. Miscarriage is a spontaneous abortion before 20 weeks. Chromosomal Abnormalities These are genetic problems that can cause health problems for the baby, including Down Syndrome, Tay-Sach’s disease, cystic fibrosis and others.

3. Hypertensive Complications High blood pressure can cause premature delivery, which means that “older” women are more likely to delivery premature or low-birthweight ( LBW ) babies. Doctors must take care to identify hypertension and to treat it during the pregnancy to ensure the baby’s health. Stillbirth Also associated with advanced maternal age is stillbirth, the death of the baby after 20 weeks. Women aged 40+ are two and-a- half times as likely to have a stillborn baby.

4. Maternal Death increased risk of maternal death during pregnancy, labor and delivery. Some studies have indicated that women 35 and older may be three times as likely to die because of pregnancy or childbirth, compared to younger mothers. Like stillbirth, however, maternal mortality is rare at any age.

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