Trends and Outcomes of Twin Births in Southwest Nigeria: A 14-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.

Emeka Philip IgbodikeOmotade Adebimpe IjarotimiAkaninyene Eseme UbomGeorge Uchenna ElejeChigbo Chisom God'swillBoniface Chukwuneme OkpalaNwaoma Leslie NwaoguKayode Olusegun AjenifujaJoseph Ifeanyichukwu IkechebeluOlabisi Morebisi LotoUche OnwudiegwuAhizechukwu Chigoziem Eke

Published in: Exploratory research and hypothesis in medicine (2023)

The prevalence of twin births in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, demonstrates a fluctuating decline. To comprehensively understand the dynamics of twin births in the region, there is a pressing need for expansive, community-centric research in southwest Nigeria.

Keyphrases

gestational age
mental health
risk factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle