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NCT Number: NCT03771976

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy Complications Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Saint Thomas H

Panama City, Panama

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

cesarean section

Procedure

Risk of cesarean section between the cohorts

No cesarean section

Procedure

Vaginal birth rate between the cohorts

Primary outcomes

  1. Risk of cesarean section

    Time frame: 5 years

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

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perinatal complications

    Time frame: 5 years

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Risk of Cesarean Section and Perinatal Complications in Primiparous Women Over 35 Years of Age. A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 11, 2018
Registry last updated
Dec 13, 2018

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