Pregnancy outcomes in preterm multiple gestations: Results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe).

Gowdar GuruprasadChaitali R RaghojiSangappa M DhadedShiyam Sunder TikmaniSarah SaleemShivaprasad S GoudarKay HwangS YogeshkumarManjunath S SomannavarSayyeda RezaHaleema YasminJanet L MooreCarla M BannElizabeth M McClureRobert L Goldenbergnull null

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2023)

In the PURPOSe study, neonatal mortality rates in preterm twins compared with singletons when evaluated by sex, GA, birthweight and SGA, were generally similar to rates of preterm singleton neonatal mortality in those groups. Thus, the higher rate of mortality in live-born twin infants is related to the fact that these infants were more likely to be born earlier rather than to any inherent characteristics of the babies themselves.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
cardiovascular events
risk factors
pregnant women
preterm infants
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
tertiary care
physical activity