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

N/ACompletedNCT03771976

Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama572 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

572

Conditions

Pregnancy Complications

Interventions

Cesarean sectionPROCEDURE

Risk of cesarean section between the cohorts

No cesarean sectionPROCEDURE

Vaginal birth rate between the cohorts

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant Primiparous women. * Birth after 22 weeks and neonatal weight \> 501g. Exclusion Criteria: * Multiparity. * Birth before 22 weeks or neonatal weight \< 500g.

Locations (1)

Saint Thomas H

Panama City, Panama

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Risk of cesarean section

Rate of cesarean sections (birth by cesarean section), independent of the reason.

Time frame: 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

Perinatal complications

Any combination of perinatal complications (Stillbirth, low apgar score) between groups.

Time frame: 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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