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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Reproductive Health
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Background:

  • Maternal age is a significant factor influencing pregnancy outcomes.
  • Understanding labor progression across different maternal age groups is crucial for optimizing obstetric care.
  • Previous studies have shown varied effects of maternal age on labor duration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate and compare labor progress and length based on maternal age categories.
  • To analyze how maternal age influences the speed of cervical dilation and the duration of labor stages.
  • To provide data-driven insights for contemporary labor management practices.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 120,442 laboring women from the Consortium on Safe Labor (2002-2008).
  • Maternal age categorized into: <20, 20-29, 30-39, and 40+ years.
  • Interval-censored regression and polynomial modeling used to assess labor progression (cm/hr) and duration, adjusting for covariates and stratified by parity.

Main Results:

  • For nulliparous women, labor progression from 4 to 10 cm quickened with increasing age up to 40 years (P<.001).
  • The second stage of labor increased in length with maternal age, regardless of epidural use (P<.001).
  • For multiparous women, labor progression from 4 to 10 cm also accelerated with increasing age (P<.001).

Conclusions:

  • Labor, specifically the first stage, progresses more rapidly with increasing maternal age in nulliparous women up to 40 and all multiparous women.
  • Maternal age is an important factor that should be integrated into current labor management protocols.
  • These findings support individualized approaches to labor care based on patient demographics.