Demographic changes and effects on the mode of delivery: a retrospective analysis of a large birth registry containing 27,729 singleton deliveries in a level I center.

Markus HuebnerHarald AbeleChristl ReisenauerKarl O KaganMarkus HoopmannPhilipp WagnerJan Pauluschke-FroehlichBirgitt SchoenfischSara Y BruckerKatharina Rall

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2019)

Increase of age and BMI over years is significant, but very small and in a range which seems not clinically relevant. Previous births have the strongest effects on mode of delivery in the current pregnancy.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
physical activity