Obstetrics (Pregnancy)

Risk of Stillbirths Falls Dramatically for Women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 23rd, 1995

The risk of pregnancies ending in stillbirths has fallen sharply for women of all ages over the past three decades, though older mothers run a much higher risk than younger ones, a study in Canada found.

However, those who get pregnant later in life still have an excellent chance of producing healthy babies.

The findings suggest that while the outlook for a successful pregnancy is best for women in their 20s and early 30s, the chance of losing the fetus is actually small for older women.

Doctors looked at all 94,346 deliveries at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal since 1960. They found the chance of the baby being delivered...

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