[Reduction of perinatal mortality of twins by means of preventive tocolysis].
Twins of mothers who were treated with 10 mg Ritodrin q.i.d. beginning from the 26th week of gestation reached higher birth weights and better maturity than twins of an untreated control group. Although the average time of gestation could not be prolonged 20% more children were born between the 36th and 40th week of gestation as compared to the untreated group. These findings seem to be the result of the haemodynamic influence of betamimetic drugs on metabolism of mother and child. The mortality rate (7.5%) was clearly lower than that of the untreated group (12,8%).
D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014427:Twins
D011412:Propanolamines; D012312:Ritodrine
Senkung der perinatalen Mortalität von Zwillingskindern durch prophylaktische Tokolyse.