Epidemiology and factors associated with preterm births in multiple pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2023 Objective Multiple pregnancies carry an increased risk of maternal and perinatal complications, notably prematurity. Few studies have evaluated the risk factors for preterm births in multiple pregnancies within the Thai population.
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Single-embryo transfer: a key strategy to reduce the risk for multiple pregnancy in assisted human reproduction. [PDF]
Adv Lab Med, 2021 In the early days of assisted reproductive technology (ART), the main target was achieving gestation. Success rates were low, and multiple embryo transfers became common practice, with multiple pregnancies being 20 times higher than in natural conception.
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Prenatal administration of progestogens for preventing spontaneous preterm birth in women with a multiple pregnancy. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019 BACKGROUND Multiple pregnancy is a strong risk factor for preterm birth, and more than 50% of women with a twin pregnancy will give birth prior to 37 weeks' gestation.
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Multiple Pregnancy and the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary Level Center of Care [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 The aim of our study was to identify characteristics associated with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH defined as blood loss >1000 mL) in twin pregnancies in order to select patients at higher risk to be treated.
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Spontaneous preterm birth prevention in multiple pregnancy. [PDF]
Obstet Gynaecol, 2018 Twin pregnancies are associated with a three‐fold greater perinatal mortality than singleton pregnancies. Prematurity is a main contributor, with 50% of twin pregnancies delivering before 37 weeks and 10% delivering before 32 weeks of gestation.
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Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology and Association with Maternal and Perinatal Morbidity. [PDF]
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet, 2018 Twin pregnancy accounts for 2 to 4% of total births, with a prevalence ranging from 0.9 to 2.4% in Brazil. It is associated with worse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Many conditions, such as severe maternal morbidity (SMM) (potentially life-threatening
Santana DS, Surita FG, Cecatti JG.
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in multiple pregnancy: A multicentre study in the Beijing population. [PDF]
Chronic Dis Transl Med, 2015 Objective To compare the adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes of multiple pregnancy and singleton pregnancy from multiple medical centers in Beijing. Methods Data concerning maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes in multiple and singleton pregnancies ...
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Quantification of cortisol for the medical diagnosis of multiple pregnancy-related diseases. [PDF]
3 Biotech, 2020 Zhang J, Gopinath SCB.
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Single blastocyst transfer: The key to reduce multiple pregnancy rates without compromising the live birth rate [PDF]
Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2017 Background: Historically, to achieve higher pregnancy rates, multiple embryos were transferred after an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, this practice is being reassessed, because it leads to multiple pregnancies that is known to cause adverse ...
Uma M Sundhararaj +5 more
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Bed rest with and without hospitalisation in multiple pregnancy for improving perinatal outcomes. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2017 da Silva Lopes K +4 more
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