Pregnancy outcomes at advanced maternal age in a tertiary Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To evaluate obstetrical and fetal outcomes among advanced maternal age (AMA) women.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study carried out at a teaching hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during 18 years period (from January 2003 until December 2020). A total of 79095 women gave birth, and randomized block was used to include 4318 singleton pregnancy women (>28 gestational weeks), of them 2162 age ≥40 years.

Defibulation during vaginal delivery for women with type III female genital mutilation.

Objective: To assess the routine practice of defibulation during vaginal delivery for women who have undergone female genital mutilation or cutting.

Materials And Methods: A case-control study was conducted on women from Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Yemen who delivered at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from January 1, 2000, to November 30, 2011. Women who had defibulation were identified, and their records were examined.