Inter-pregnancy interval and pregnancy outcomes among women with delayed childbearing: protocol for a systematic review
- Asgharpour, Mani
- Villarreal, Sofia
- Schummers, Laura
- Hutcheon, Jennifer
- Shaw, Dorothy
- Norman, Wendy V
Publication date
April 2017
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
Background: Women in high resource nations are increasingly delaying childbearing until their thirties. Delayed childbearing poses challenges for the spacing of a woman’s pregnancies. Inter-pregnancy intervals <12 months are associated with risk for adverse pregnancy outcome, yet increased maternal age at delivery is linked with increased risk. The optimal inter-pregnancy interval for older mothers is uncertain. This systematic review will aim to assess the relation between inter-pregnancy interval and perinatal and maternal health outcomes in women who delay childbearing to age 30 and older. Methods: We will search MEDLINE, CINAHL, and EMBASE databases for p...
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