Identification of Factors Affecting Mother-Infant Bonding in Advanced Maternal Age

Journal Title: Lupine Online Journal of Nursing & Health care - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1

Abstract

The definition of advanced maternal age is used for mothers at 35 years of age or older [1-3]. For the last few years, advanced maternal age has been the rising trend particularly in high-income countries [4]. Socioeconomic level, educational requirement, second marriage, lack of knowledge of contraception methods, and intention to stay in the workforce may increase the childbearing age above 35 [5,6]. A significant change has occurred in the age- specific fertility pattern in Turkey. While the overall fertility rate was 4.33 in 1978, it fell to 2.26 in 2013. Additionally, the age- specific fertility rate in pregnant women at 35 years of age or older was 143 per mile, whereas it decreased to 64 per mile in 2013. While the age-specific fertility rate was the highest in the age group 20-24 until TNSA-2003, it started to be distributed more evenly in the age-group 20-34 in TNSA-2003 and afterwards. According to TNSA-2013 data, the live-birth rates in pregnant women below and above 35 years of age are 3.87% and 8.36%, respectively [7]. As to the overall incidence in the world, 14% of the pregnancies occur at 35 years of age or older [8].

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Esma Gulturk, Oznur Korukcu, Kamile Kukulu

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  • EP ID EP580755
  • DOI 10.32474/LOJNHC.2018.01.00010
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Esma Gulturk, Oznur Korukcu, Kamile Kukulu (2018). Identification of Factors Affecting Mother-Infant Bonding in Advanced Maternal Age. Lupine Online Journal of Nursing & Health care, 1(1), 1-11. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-580755