Effect of maternal age on emergency cesarean section.
Shin-Young KimJae-Young ParkSeong-Eun BakYu-Ri JangJeong-Ha WieHyun Sun KoIn-Yang ParkJong-Chul ShinPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Advanced maternal age is an independent risk factor of emergency CS due to nonreassuring fetal heart rate or arrest disorder during the trial of vaginal delivery. The risk of emergency CS was also increased when labor induction was performed. Therefore, the risk of emergency CS needs to be considered, especially when the labor induction is planned, in women aged 40 or more.