Analysis of the German Perinatal Survey of the Years 2007-2011 and Comparison with Data From 1995-1997: Maternal Characteristics
2013
Background and Aim: We have previously presented analyses of data
obtained from the German Perinatal Survey for the years 1995–1997. Here we
present an analysis of data from the years 2007–2011 and compare the data to
the previous data from the 1990s. Material and Methods: For the years
1995–1997, the data on 1 815 318 singleton pregnancies were provided by the
Chambers of Physicians of all the states of Germany except
Baden-Wurttemberg. For the years 2007–2011, the data on 3 187 920 singleton
pregnancies from the German Perinatal Survey (all states of Germany) were
obtained from the AQUA Institute in Gottingen, Germany. SPSS was used for
data analysis. Plausibility checks were performed on the data.
Results: Mean maternal age has increased over the years, from
28.7 years in 1995 to 30.2 years in 2011. We observed a decrease in smoking.
While not all cases included data on maternal smoking after the pregnancy
was known, when the cases with data on smoking were analysed, in 1995–1997
23.5 % of pregnant women were smokers compared to 11.2 % smokers in
2007–2011. Maternal body mass index (BMI) also changed; 8.2 % of women were
obese (BMI: 30–40 kg/m 2 ), while 13.0 % were obese in 2011. In
1995, 0.6 % of women were morbidly obese (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m 2 )
compared to 1.8 % of women in 2011. The mean maternal body weight at the
time of the first obstetric consultation also increased from 65.9 kg in 1995
to 68.7 kg in 2011. Conclusions: While the decrease in the number of
women smoking over time is clearly a positive development, increasing
maternal age and obesity present challenges in clinical practice.
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