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Clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies in Japan

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Title: Clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies in Japan
Authors: Morikawa, Mamoru Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Cho, Kazutoshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Yamada, Takashi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Yamada, Takahiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Sato, Shoji Browse this author
Minakami, Hisanori Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: Fetal death
Perinatal mortality
Preterm birth
Triplet
Issue Date: Apr-2013
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Title: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume: 121
Issue: 1
Start Page: 86
End Page: 90
Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.10.022
PMID: 23312398
Abstract: Objective: To review clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies among Japanese women. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out among 320 Japanese women with triplet pregnancies (8 monochorionic, 75 dichorionic, and 150 trichorionic triplets; 87 with unknown placental chorionicity) who delivered at 22 gestational weeks or more between January 2005 and December 2008. Results: Delivery was by cesarean for 315 (98%) women. Gestational age at delivery was 32.3 ± 2.8 weeks (mean ± SD) and 33.2 weeks (median), and 97%, 61%, and 14% of women delivered at less than 37, less than 34, and less than 30 gestational weeks, respectively. For live-born infants, mean birth weight was 1762 ± 437 g, 1608 ± 396 g, and 1406 ± 380 g for the heaviest, middle, and lightest triplet, respectively. Eighteen (5.6%) women experienced perinatal mortality (3 triplets for 1 woman, 2 triplets for 4 women, and 1 triplet for 13 women). Perinatal mortality was 25 deaths per 1000 deliveries, and decreased with increasing number of chorionic membranes (125, 44, and 20 per 1000 mono-, di-, and trichorionic triplet deliveries, respectively). Conclusion: Short-term outcomes were good among triplet pregnancies in Japan. The data may be useful for counseling Japanese women with triplet pregnancies.
Type: article (author version)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/53285
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