title: Multiple gestations: management of pregnancy and delivery.
abstract: The antenatal management and outcome of 31 higher-order multiple gestations, 24 triplets, six quadruplets, and one set of quintuplets were analyzed. Bedrest was advised as soon as the diagnosis was made; hospitalization along with the administration of betamethasone and phenobarbital was begun during the second trimester. Caesarian section was performed on 13 women (42%). The overall mortality rate was 14.8%; excluding neonates less than 28 weeks of age, however, it became 7.5%. The primary cause of death was respiratory distress syndrome.
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011295:Prenatal Care