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Pregnancy outcomes in Pregnant Women for the First Time after the Age of Thirty Five Years

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Abstract

Background: The elderly primigravida is defined as a woman who delivered fetus for the first time at the age of 35 years or older. Progressively, this has become more common in our contemporary society and traditionally such pregnancy is regarded as high risk. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy outcomes in elderly primigravidae aged 35 years and above with young primigravidae aged < 35 years at time of delivery. Patients & Methods: This prospective observational study was carried out at Zagazig University, maternity Hospital between 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017. The sample size was 250 women; they were 120 primigravida women aged 35years and above at time of delivery (Elderly porimigravidae group) and 130 young primigravidae (control group) aged < 35 years at time of delivery who delivered during the same period in the same hospital. Results: women aged 35 years and over had a higher prevalence of associated medical disorders as diabetes mellitus, hypertension. The indication for ceasarean section was preeclampsia, followed by malpresentation and fetal distress. The most frequent pregnancy complications were preeclampsia, gestational DM and preterm labor. The incidence of low birth weight was higher among neonate borne to older mother. NICU admission increase with elderly primigravida. Conclusions: Elderly Primigravida are at an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension/Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, malpresentaion, multiple pregnancy and ceasarean section than the younger primigravida, it suugested that the early booking and extra obstetric alterneess shall improve the pregnancy outcomes in this category .

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2019.13683.1259

Keywords

Primigravida, Pregnant women, fetal distress

Authors

First Name

Karima

Last Name

Youssef Ibrahim

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Libya, Benghazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

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karimayousef169@gmail.com

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Ghareeb

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University

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mahmoud.ghareeb@yahoo.com

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First Name

Entesar

Last Name

Mahdy

MiddleName

Roshdy

Affiliation

Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University

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entesar.mahdy@gmail.com

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Volume

26

Article Issue

6

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18116

Issue Date

2020-11-01

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2019-06-15

Publish Date

2020-11-01

Page Start

955

Page End

961

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Pregnancy outcomes in Pregnant Women for the First Time after the Age of Thirty Five Years

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22 Jan 2023