[HTML][HTML] Multiple pregnancy: epidemiology and association with maternal and perinatal morbidity

DS Santana, FG Surita, JG Cecatti - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Twin pregnancy accounts for 2 to 4% of total births, with a prevalence ranging from 0.9 to
2.4% in Brazil. It is associated with worse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Many …

Obstetric complications of twin pregnancies

A Rao, S Sairam, H Shehata - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2004 - Elsevier
Advances in assisted reproductive technology and increases in the proportion of maternities
in older women have both contributed to the steep increase in the incidence of twin …

Pregnancy-associated cardiomyopathy: clinical characteristics and a comparison between early and late presentation

U Elkayam, MW Akhter, H Singh, S Khan, F Bitar… - Circulation, 2005 - ahajournals.org
Background—Cardiomyopathy associated with pregnancy was first described more than
half a century ago. However, because of its rare occurrence and geographical differences …

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancy in 23 low-and middle-income countries

JP Vogel, MR Torloni, A Seuc, AP Betrán, M Widmer… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Twin pregnancies in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) pose a high risk
to mothers and newborns due to inherent biological risks and scarcity of health resources …

Determinants of perinatal mortality and serious neonatal morbidity in the second twin

BA Armson, C O'Connell, V Persad… - Obstetrics & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To identify potential determinants of perinatal mortality and neonatal morbidity
among second twins relative to first twins. METHODS: A retrospective cohort design was …

General obstetrics: Preterm birth and multiple pregnancy in European countries participating in the PERISTAT project

B Blondel, A Macfarlane, M Gissler… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare rates of preterm birth among multiple births in European countries, to
estimate their contribution to overall preterm birth rates and to explore factors which could …

Neonatal outcomes of twins according to birth order, presentation and mode of delivery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

AC Rossi, PM Mullin, RH Chmait - BJOG: An International …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Please cite this paper as: Rossi A, Mullin P, Chmait R. Neonatal outcomes of twins
according to birth order, presentation and mode of delivery: a systematic review and meta …

Mode of delivery and the risk of delivery‐related perinatal death among twins at term: a retrospective cohort study of 8073 births

GCS Smith, I Shah, IR White, JP Pell… - BJOG: An International …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the risk of perinatal death among twins born at term in relation to
mode of delivery. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Scotland 1985–2001 …

Trends in cesarean delivery for twin births in the United States: 1995–2008

HC Lee, JB Gould, WJ Boscardin… - Obstetrics & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate trends and risk factors for cesarean delivery for twins in the United
States. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in which we calculated cesarean …

Planned caesarean section for women with a twin pregnancy

GJ Hofmeyr, JF Barrett… - Cochrane Database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Twin pregnancies are associated with increased perinatal mortality, mainly
related to prematurity, but complications during birth may contribute to perinatal loss or …