Perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by maternal morbidity: evidence from the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by maternal morbidity: evidence from the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Abstract Background Twin pregnancy was associated with significantly higher rates of adverse neonatal and perinatal outcomes, especially for the second twin. In addition, the maternal complications (potentially life-threatening conditions-PLTC, maternal near miss-MNM, and maternal mortality-MM) are...

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Main Authors: Danielly S. Santana, Carla Silveira, Maria L. Costa, Renato T. Souza, Fernanda G. Surita, João P. Souza, Syeda Batool Mazhar, Kapila Jayaratne, Zahida Qureshi, Maria H. Sousa, Joshua P. Vogel, José G. Cecatti, on behalf of the WHO Multi-Country Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health Research Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Twin pregnancy
Perinatal outcome
Maternal morbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-2082-9

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