Optimal delivery timing for dizygotic twins - the short- and long-term perspective.

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Majdi ImteratAsnat Walfisch

Abstract

Major obstetrics and gynecology societies offer inconsistent recommendation regarding optimal delivery timing in uncomplicated dizygotic twins. We sought to investigate the impact of delivery timing within term gestation, in dizygotic twins, on the short- and long-term offspring morbidity. A prospectively analyzed cohort of dizygotic twin deliveries was conducted. All women delivered at a regional tertiary medical center, at term (≥37 0/7), between the years 1991 and 2014, were included. The primary exposure was delivery at 37 0/7-37 + 6/7 weeks, while delivery at ≥38 0/7 weeks' gestation was considered the reference. Neonatal short- and long-term outcomes according to hospitalizations of offspring up to 18 years of age due to cardiac, respiratory, hematological, neurological, and infectious morbidity were compared. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to compare cumulative incidences per each major-system hospitalization. Cox regression models were used to estimate the adjusted hazard ratios, while adjusting for variables with clinical importance. During the study period, 612 dizygotic twin deliveries met the inclusion criteria. Of them, 200 (31.3%) occurred at 37-37 6/7 weeks, and 412 (68.7%) occurred at ≥38 0/7 weeks' gest...Continue Reading

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