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Women were stratified into three groups: 20\u201330 (reference), 30\u201340, and 40\u201350\u2009years. The primary outcome was overall perineal injury, defined as spontaneous perineal laceration, labial tear, episiotomy, or OASI. The secondary outcome was OASI, analyzed separately. Multivariable logistic regression assessed the association between maternal age and each outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 45\u2009021 primiparous women, 18\u2009230 (40.5%) were aged 20\u201330\u2009years, 25\u2009520 (56.7%) aged 30\u201340\u2009years, and 1271 (2.8%) aged 40\u201350\u2009years. Overall perineal injury rates were similar across groups (86.0%, 85.0%, and 85.3%), and the only significant pairwise difference was between women aged 20\u201330 and 30\u201340\u2009years (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008). OASI rates were consistently low (0.8%, 0.9%, and 0.7%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.589). In multivariable analysis, women aged 30\u201340\u2009years had lower odds of overall perineal injury compared with the reference group (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.84\u20130.95;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), whereas women aged 40\u201350\u2009years showed no significant difference (aOR 0.92; 95% CI: 0.76\u20131.11;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.371). In the model for the secondary outcome, maternal age was not associated with OASI.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Advanced maternal age is not an independent predictor of perineal injury or OASI. Clinical counseling should emphasize modifiable risk factors rather than maternal age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ijgo.71003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]],"date-time":"2026-04-10T09:09:57Z","timestamp":1775812197000},"page":"207-214","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of advanced maternal age on the risk of perineal and anal sphincter injuries in nulliparous women"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"175","author":[{"given":"Omri","family":"Dominsky","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lis Hospital for Women's Health, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center  Tel Aviv Israel"},{"name":"Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv 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