Please cite this paper as: Aasheim V, Waldenström U, Hjelmstedt A, Rasmussen S, Pettersson H, Schytt E. Associations between advanced maternal age and psychological distress in primiparous women, from early pregnancy to 18 months postpartum. BJOG 2012;119:1108–1116. Objective To investigate if at first birth increases the risk of during 17 30 weeks gestation 6 after birth. Design National cohort study. Setting Norway. Sample A total 19 291 nulliparous women recruited 1999 2008 hospitals...

In Brief OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between advanced maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes to compare risks related with those smoking being overweight or obese. METHODS: A population-based register study including all nulliparous women aged 25 years older singleton pregnancies at 22 weeks of gestation greater who gave birth in Sweden Norway from 1990 2010; 955,804 were analyzed. each national sample, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) very preterm birth, moderately small for...

Migrant women's overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is well known. The aim this study was to investigate possible associations between stillbirth and maternal country birth other migration related factors (paternal origin, reason for immigration, length residence birthplace firstborn child) in migrant women Norway.Nationwide population-based including births primiparous multiparous (n = 198,520) non-migrant 1,156,444) Norway 1990 2013. Data from the Medical Birth Registry...

Delaying the first childbirth to an advanced age has increased significantly during last decades, but little is known about older time mothers' experience of childbirth. This study investigates associations between maternal in primiparous women and postnatal assessment childbirth.The was based on National Norwegian Mother Child Cohort Study (MoBa) conducted by Institute Public Health. Data 30 065 nulliparous recruited second trimester 1999-2008 were used. Three questionnaires completed:...

The trend to delay motherhood the age of 30 and beyond is established in most high-income countries but relatively little known about potential effects on maternal emotional well-being. This study investigates satisfaction with life during pregnancy first three years women expecting their baby at an advanced very age.The was based National Norwegian Mother Child Cohort Study (MoBa) conducted by Institute Public Health. Data 18 565 nulliparous recruited second trimester 1999-2008 were used....

Immigrant women are at higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than non-immigrant women. This study described the prevalence of GDM in immigrant by maternal country birth and examined associations between immigrants' length residence Norway GDM.This Norwegian national population-based included 192,892 pregnancies to 1,116,954 giving during period 1990-2013. Associations were reported as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using logistic regression models,...

To investigate whether the occurrence of preeclampsia varied by maternal reasons for immigration. We included 1,287,270 singleton pregnancies (163,508 to immigrant women) in Norway during 1990–2013. Individual data were obtained through record linkage between Medical Birth Registry and Statistics Norway. Analyses performed overall combination with preterm birth < 37 34 weeks gestation, referred as very preeclampsia. Odds ratios (ORs) 95% confidence intervals (CIs) estimated using logistic...

To explore emergency medical technicians' experiences with unplanned births outside institutions.A qualitative interview study.Individual semi-structured interviews 12 technicians in Norway. Systematic text condensation was used to analyse the data material.Analysis showed that there is a mismatch between society's expectations about and reality they encounter out-of-hospital maternity care, experience general lack of training caring for labouring women poor communication other health...

To explore Somali women's experiences of antenatal care in Norway.A qualitative study based on individual semi-structured interviews conducted either face-to-face or over the phone.Norway.Eight Somali-born women living Norway.Four themes were generated from analysis. From their Norway, described: 1) when was provided a way that gained trust, they made better use available health services, 2) importance continuity and sharing commonalities with caregiver, 3) need for accessible information,...

This study examines how preconception folic acid supplement use varied in immigrant women compared with non-immigrant women. We analyzed national population-based data from Norway 1999–2016, including 1,055,886 pregnancies, of which 202,234 and 7,965 were to 1st 2nd generation women, respectively. Folic was examined relation generational category, maternal country birth, length residence. lower overall (21% 26%, respectively) Norwegian-born (29%). The lowest among seen those Eritrea,...

Placental abruption is a serious complication in pregnancy. Its incidence varies across countries, but the information of how placental immigrant populations limited. The aims this study were to estimate women compared with non-immigrants by maternal country and region birth, reason for immigration, length residence.We conducted nationwide population-based using data from Medical Birth Registry Norway Statistics (1990-2016). sample included 1 558 174 pregnancies, which accounted 245 887...

To investigate associations between maternal country of birth and other migration related factors (length residence, reason for migration, paternal origin) epidural analgesia labour pain in nulliparous women Norway. Population-based register study including migrant (n = 75,922) non-migrant 444,496) with spontaneous or induced labour. Data were retrieved from the Medical Birth Registry Statistics Norway, 1990–2013. Odds ratios (OR) 95% confidence intervals (CI) estimated by logistic...

Previous research on seasonal variation in the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has shown inconclusive results. Furthermore, little is known about whether a GDM might be associated with maternal country birth. We examined there was by background.National population-based registry study.We used national data from Medical Birth Registry Norway (MBRN), n=1 443 857 (1990-2016) and four merged community-based studies (4GDM) universal screening for GDM, n=2 978 (2002-2013).The...

Abstract Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already a child before arriving Norway with those whose first occurred Norway. The aim of this was to investigate the associations between country and adverse neonatal (very preterm birth, moderately post-term small for gestational age, large low Apgar score, stillbirth death) parous Norwegian-born women. Methods National population-based including second singleton births from 1990 2016. Data were...

Background Migration is a risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The various impacts of maternal origin have been reported previously. aim this study was to investigate associations between paternal and outcomes in births migrant Norwegian-born women Norway. Methods findings This nationwide population-based included (n = 240,759, mean age 29.6 years [±5.3 SD]) 1,232,327, 29.0 [±5.1 giving birth Norway 1990–2016. main exposure (Norwegian-born, foreign-born, or unregistered). Neonatal were...

In this nationwide population-based study, we investigated the associations of preeclampsia in first pregnancy with risk second pregnancy, by maternal country birth using data from Medical Birth Registry Norway and Statistics (1990–2016). The study population included 101,066 immigrant 544,071 non-immigrant women. Maternal was categorized according to seven super-regions Global Burden Disease (GBD). between were estimated log-binomial regression models, no as reference. reported adjusted...

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Health authorities in many countries recommend that women should take folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy to prevent having babies with neural tube defects. Somali immigrant Norway use less than the recommended amount subsequently, Norwegian-born women. To explore women's knowledge of experiences using pregnancy. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews ten Norway. The participants recruited interviewed between September November 2019. Graneheim...

Prenatal ultrasound examinations are important to detect placental dysfunction. Several ultrasound-detected abnormalities can be managed during pregnancy or childbirth, thus improve health outcomes. Maternal birth country is known influence the risk of dysfunction, but little about possible mechanisms this relation.

Abstract Background: This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already a child before arriving Norway with those whose first occurred Norway. The aim of this was to investigate the associations between country and adverse neonatal (very preterm birth, moderately post-term small for gestational age, large low Apgar score, stillbirth death) parous Norwegian-born women. Methods: National population-based including second singleton births from 1990-2016. Data were...