title: Delayed-interval delivery of triplet pregnancy following preterm labor. A case report.
abstract: Patients with multiple pregnancies have an increased risk of preterm labor and delivery with the associated high prenatal morbidity and mortality. Obviously, as the number of multifetal pregnancies increases (due primarily to the use of assisted reproductive treatments), a rise in the unexpected birth of one or more siblings at premature or previable stages is observed. In multiple pregnancies with imminent preterm birth, delayed delivery may offer survival chances and a favorable outcome for the remaining fetus(es). Herein, we report on the prolongation of a triplet pregnancy and survival of fetuses B and C after loss of fetus A at 21 weeks' gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kursun
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trak
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boneval
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melikoglu
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013997:Time Factors; D014310:Triplets