title: Delayed interval delivery in multiple pregnancies.
abstract: Preterm delivery remains the most important complication of multiple pregnancies. We describe six cases of successful delay of the subsequent child(ren) after very preterm birth of the first-born, with intervals ranging between 14 and 117 days. Based on our findings and on the available literature, we propose a set of guidelines for the management of early preterm multiple birth deliveries, including tocolysis, antimicrobial therapy and corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Van der Straeten
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Ketelaere
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temmerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008423:Maternal Age; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014310:Triplets; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D015149:Tocolytic Agents