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The birth rates among women of advanced maternal age (AMA) have risen over the last two decades; yet, pregnancies with AMA are considered high-risk and are associated with a significant increase in pregnancy complications. Although the mechanisms leading to pregnancy complications in women with AMA are not fully understood, it has been well established in the literature that offspring exposed to unfavorable environmental conditions in utero, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and/or intrauterine growth restriction during the early stages of development are subject to long-term health consequences. Additionally, angiogenic growth mediators, which drive vascular development of the placenta, are imbalanced in pregnancies with AMA. These same imbalances also occur in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and obesity. This review discusses the impact of AMA on pregnancy and offspring health, and the potential mechanistic role of placental angiogenic growth mediators in the development of pregnancy complications at AMA.
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