The short-term outcome of infants of multiple pregnancies delivered before 28 weeks' gestation

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1991 May;31(2):108-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1991.tb01793.x.

Abstract

The short-term outcomes of 29 multiple pregnancies delivered at Westmead Hospital between 20 and 28 weeks' gestation, during a 5-year period are reported. The earliest gestation at which there was a survivor was 24 weeks. The overall survival rate was 25%. Of deaths, 11.1% occurred in the delivery suite, 85.2% in the neonatal period with a further 3.7% in the postneonatal period in hospital. The outcomes for second twins were generally poor. Of survivors at 12 months, 44% were judged to have a major impairment. Extremely preterm multiple pregnancies have a high mortality and morbidity rate.

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Delivery, Obstetric / methods
  • Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant Mortality
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • New South Wales / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second*
  • Pregnancy, Multiple*
  • Survival Rate