EBB 176 - Evidence on Advanced Maternal Age
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
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🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
We are thrilled to announce that we have updated the research information on one of our most popular articles, the Evidence on Advanced Maternal Age.
My mom had her first baby at the age of 19, and that was "normal" back then. But today, it seems like delaying pregnancy until your 30s or older is becoming the norm. All around the world, the average age at first birth is going up and reaching record highs! So needless to say, the topic of "Advanced Maternal Age" affects a LOT of people!
In today's podcast, I share the recording from our webinar on AMA that will include the actual statistics on the health outcomes for people who are pregnant at 35 and older. The recording also includes some storytelling and discussion of the implications of this research data.
Hopefully, the information in the podcast and the Signature Article will be helpful either to you or someone you know. Feel free to forward this article to anyone you think might be interested!
Content warning: We will talk about statistics on stillbirth, newborn death, and gestational mortality, as well as the effects of racism on stillbirth.
Resources:
Learn more about Jennie Joseph here (https://commonsensechildbirth.org/). Learn moare about The JJ Way here (https://savinglives.biz/the-jj-way/). Follow Jennie Joseph on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MidwifeJennie/) and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iamjenniejoseph/). Listen to Jennie Joseph’s EBB podcast here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/solutions-for-the-crisis-in-american-maternity-care-with-jennie-joseph/).
Learn more about UpToDate here (https://www.uptodate.com/home).
Learn more about Denise Bolds and A Bold Doula here (https://www.bolddoula.com/).
Learn more about China Tolliver here (https://www.riseupmidwife.com/).
Learn more about Black Mamas Matter Association here (https://blackmamasmatter.org/).
Learn more about the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists here (https://www.acog.org/).
Learn more about the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists here (https://www.rcog.org.uk/).
Learn more about Dr. Mimi Niles here (https://nursing.nyu.edu/directory/faculty/mimi-niles).
Learn more about Dr. Alicia Breakey here (https://scholar.harvard.edu/breakey/biocv).
For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about updated research on being |
| 0:05.2 | pregnant at age 35 and older otherwise known as advanced maternal age. Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence |
| 0:20.9 | Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information |
| 0:26.0 | into the hands of families and professionals around the world. |
| 0:30.0 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:33.4 | See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:39.7 | Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence-based Birth Podcast. |
| 0:44.0 | Today we're going to talk about the updated research on Advanced |
| 0:47.4 | Maternal Age or pregnancy at age 35 and older. |
| 0:51.3 | In April of this year we released a free public webinar all about the research |
| 0:56.1 | evidence on Advanced Maternal Age and this month we are also releasing an |
| 1:01.4 | updated version of our peer-reviewed signature article on this topic. |
| 1:05.2 | That article should be updated on the website soon if it hasn't been already and |
| 1:09.7 | you should be able to view the version at evidencebased birth.com |
| 1:15.0 | slash am a. |
| 1:16.1 | Today what we're going to do is kind of give a summary or overview of the findings |
| 1:20.8 | of that updated article. |
| 1:22.6 | And to do that, I'm going to play a recording |
| 1:24.8 | from our webinar, edited for clarity and brevity, |
| 1:28.7 | so that those of you who could not attend |
| 1:31.2 | can kind of get a feel for how our teaching goes during those |
| 1:33.7 | webinars. There's a little bit of an interaction between me and the people in |
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