Anthropological Review (Jun 2021)

Maternal age as a risk factor for cerebral palsy

  • Sternal Marta,
  • Kwiatkowska Barbara,
  • Borysławski Krzysztof,
  • Tomaszewska Agnieszka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2021-0009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 84, no. 2
pp. 117 – 131

Abstract

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The relationship between maternal age and the occurrence of cerebral palsy is still highly controversial. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of maternal age on the risk of CP development, taking into account all significant risk factors and the division into single, twin, full-term, and pre-term pregnancies.

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