Association of Prenatal Care Services, Maternal Morbidity, and Perinatal Mortality With the Advanced Maternal Age Cutoff of 35 Years

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study, the AMA designation at age 35 years was associated with an increase in receipt of prenatal monitoring and a small decrease in perinatal mortality, suggesting that the AMA designation may be associated with clinical decision-making, with individuals just older than 35 years receiving more prenatal monitoring. These results suggest that increases in prenatal care services stemming from the AMA designation may have important benefits for fetal and infant survival for patients in this age range.