The effect of mother's age on the neonatal cord serum's oxidative stress index and maternal and neonatal outcomes: a case control study.

Background: One of the main challenges of many societies in reducing and ageing of the population is marriage at an advanced age in women and decrease of producing offspring due to the concern of increasing the probability of maternal and neonatal outcomes. The mother's oxidative stress conditions during pregnancy affect mothers and their baby's health. Aging is one of the increasing factors of oxidants in the body.