Maternal Age Trends and Patterns in Greece (1956–2023): A Nationwide Analysis
Greece has experienced a significant rise in maternal age since the 1980s, driven by a relative decline in births among women < 30 years and a marked increase in the proportion of births to older mothers, particularly those aged ≥ 40 years. These demographic trends raise important concerns and pose substantial challenges to national perinatal health outcomes.
Authors
- Ιoannis Tsakiridis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-7871)
- Charalampos Theofanakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3943-5971)
- Themistoklis Dagklis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-5839)
- Chrysi Christodoulaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2990-640X)
- Nikolaos Vlachadis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-5023)
- Periklis Panagopoulos
- Nikolaos Machairiotis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2260-9709)
- Dimos Sioutis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3272-202X)
- Konstantinos Louis
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87827
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48