title: Risk weighing in twin pregnancy.
abstract: Multiple pregnancies are more often associated with complications than singleton pregnancies. In our retrospective study of 613 twin pregnancies the most important risk factors in twin pregnancies were premature labour before the 37th week of gestation and the premature rupture of the membrane. The increase of perinatal mortality and morbidity for twins might be primary the result of premature delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Seufert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brockerhoff
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014427:Twins