There is an increasing trend towards higher maternal age at first pregnancy. 1 , 2 As maternal age at pregnancy increases, the number of women in childbearing age presenting with severe comorbidities is also rising. 3 , 4 Epidemiological transitions in public health have led to a shift from a communicable model of disease to an increasing incidence and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases at younger ages.
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