title: The short-term outcome of infants of multiple pregnancies delivered before 28 weeks' gestation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nicholl
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D015996:Survival Rate