The relationship between parity, delivery mode, maternal age at delivery, and bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study
Parity and advanced maternal age at delivery are associated with decreased BMD. Notably, vaginal delivery is linked to reduced femoral neck BMD, a novel finding highlighting the potential biomechanical impact of this delivery mode.
Authors
- Yunzhen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8447-9001)
- Zhenqian Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5384-0917)
- Guangjun Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0213-1843)
- Qiuyue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0058-503X)
- Hongliang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4389-2761)
- Xiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-0541)
- Jinlong Ma
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07715-9
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00