TY - T1 - Maternal age and risk of low birth weight and premature birth in children conceived through medically assisted reproduction : Evidence from Finnish population registers SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/317217 T3 - A1 - Barbuscia, Anna; Martikainen, Pekka; Myrskylä, Mikko; Remes, Hanna; Somigliana, Edgardo; Klemetti, Reija; Goisis, Alice A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - STUDY QUESTION Does the risk of low birth weight and premature birth increase with age among mothers who conceive through medically assisted reproduction (MAR)? SUMMARY ANSWER Among MAR mothers, the risk of poorer birth outcomes does not increase with maternal age at birth except at very advanced maternal ages (40+). WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The use of MAR treatments has been increasing over the last few decades and is especially diffused among women who conceive at older ages. Although advanced ma... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 5141 Sociology; 112 Statistics and probability; 519 Social and economic geography; medically assisted reproduction; MAR; maternal age; birth outcomes; low birth weight; premature birth; confounding factors; IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION; PRETERM DELIVERY; HEALTH OUTCOMES; TECHNOLOGY; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; FINLAND; IMPACT; WOMEN N1 - PP - ER -