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The study objective was to examine the association of maternal age with maternal mortality in the US and examine temporal trends in mortality by maternal age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective population-based analysis in the US between 2000\u20132019 was conducted using records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s \u201cMortality Multiple Cause\u201d and \u201cBirth Data\u201d files. Annual incidence and period trends in maternal deaths were calculated using the annual maternal deaths over annual live births across age groups. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between maternal age and risk of maternal mortality and calculate temporal changes in risk of mortality over the study period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between 2000\u20132019, 21,241 deaths were observed in women during pregnancy and childbirth for an average incidence of 26.3 maternal deaths\/100,000 births (95% CI 21.8\u201331.2). Of all deaths, 6,870 (32.3%) were in women \u226535 years, while only 15.1% of live births were attributed to women \u226535 years. Compared with women 25\u201329 years of age, there was a significantly greater risk of maternal mortality among women 35\u201339 (OR 1.60, 1.53\u20131.67), 40\u201344 (3.78, 3.60\u20133.99), 45\u201349 (28.49, 26.49\u201330.65) and 50\u201354 (343.50, 319.44\u2013369.37). Risk of mortality increased over time, with the greatest rise in women \u226535 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the US, maternal mortality increased during the past two decades, especially in women \u226535 years. 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