Risk of Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women Over 35 Years of Age.

Saint Thomas Hospital (HST)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Complications

Treatments: Procedure: Cesarean section; Procedure: No cesarean section

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03771976

MHST-2014-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators reviewed Saint Thomas Maternity Hospital's database during a 5 year period and compared two cohorts of patients (primiparous women over 35 years of age and primiparous woman between 20 and 34 years of age). The objective was to determine the risk of cesarean section and other perinatal complications between the groups.

Enrollment: 572 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant Primiparous women.
• Birth after 22 weeks and neonatal weight > 501g.

Exclusion criteria

• Multiparity.
• Birth before 22 weeks or neonatal weight < 500g.

Trial design

572 participants in 2 patient groups

Over 35 years of age

Description:

Primiparous women over 35 years of age.

Treatment:

Procedure: No cesarean section

Procedure: Cesarean section

Between 20-34 years of age

Description:

Primiparous women between 20 and 34 years of age.

Treatment:

Procedure: No cesarean section

Procedure: Cesarean section