maternal age
How old mom is
Maternal age is a woman's age during pregnancy or at the time of giving birth.
The term appears most often in medical contexts discussing pregnancy risks, which increase at both ends of the reproductive spectrum: Advanced maternal age is associated with higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities.
In fertility discussions, maternal age typically refers to the age at conception.
- geriatric pregnancyChildbearing at older age
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- egg qualityReproductive cell health assessment
- Down syndromeThird chromosome 21 present
- risk factorsElements increasing adverse outcomes
fertility · family planning · first-time mom · gestational diabetes · preeclampsia · ovulation · ovarian reserve · egg freezing · AMA · biological clock · ticking clock · high-risk pregnancy · life satisfaction · prenatal care · cesarean delivery · prenatal screening · amniocentesis · obstetric care
- maternal complicationspostpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, preeclampsia, uterine atony, endometritis
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- natalitybirth rate, birthrate, fertility rate, live births, natality