Abstract:

Childbirth is one of the most awaited and cherished events in a woman's life, wherein she steps into a world of creation, such as becoming a mother. Maternal age ≥35 at the anticipated date of delivery is considered advanced maternal age (AMA). Fertility decreases with age, particularly beyond the mid-thirties. Pregnancy-related difficulties are more likely to occur in women who conceive later in life. The study's goal is to evaluate how maternal age affects primiparous mothers' pregnancy outcomes.to evaluate how maternal age affects newborn outcomes in primiparous women. to link the chosen demographic factors of primiparous mothers with the effect of maternal age on pregnancy and newborn outcomes. A quantitative descriptive study of primiparous women aged 17 to 35 years was carried out.50 primiparous women were given a self-structured questionnaire as a means of gathering data. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to choose the participants. SPSS statistical analysis was used to analyse the data. 29 (58%) primiparous mothers experienced labor lasting 10 to 12 hours, 36 (72%) had a normal vaginal delivery, 33 (66%) had babies weighing 2.5 to 3.5 kg, 38 (76%) had a history of education below the 12th standard, and 36 (72%) had a genetic history of preterm birth. The duration of labour (ⁿ2=11.064, p=0.026) showed a statistically significant association with the level of maternal risk factors among primiparous mothers at the p<0.05 level, while the other demographic variables did not exhibit a statistically significant association with the level of maternal risk factors among primiparous mothers.

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