| Perinatal mortality in term and preterm twin and singleton births. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12217230 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Although, in general, twins have higher perinatal mortality rates than singletons, preterm twins have lower perinatal mortality rates than singletons of the same birth weight or gestational age. This study investigated the hypotheses that this paradoxical twin advantage: 1) is due to gestational age distribution differences between the singleton and twin populations, and 2) is due to increased likelihood of birth having occurred in a tertiary perinatal center. A pre-existing, time-limited data set of all births in the province of Ontario in odd years between 1979 and 1985 was chosen for this study because of the large sample size (n = 618,579). Multivariable logistic regression of the relationship between perinatal mortality and twin status was controlled for mother's age, hospital level and gestational age. Findings confirm the lower mortality of preterm twins. After controlling for level of hospital of birth this difference remained, suggesting that level of hospital of birth was not a major factor responsible for the twin advantage. Analyses in which gestational age was standardized indicate that, for those whose gestational age was less than 2 SD below the mean for their particular group (twin or singleton), twins were actually at higher risk than singletons. These results support hypothesis 1 and do not strongly support hypothesis 2. The results also support earlier authors' suggestions that the definition of term birth should be different for twins and singletons |
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Authors:
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Jennifer C Payne; M Karen Campbell; Orlando DaSilva; John Koval |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Twin Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies Volume: 5 ISSN: 1369-0523 ISO Abbreviation: Twin Res Publication Date: 2002 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-09 Completed Date: 2002-10-24 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815819 Medline TA: Twin Res Country: Australia |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 260-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
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Gestational Age Hospitals Humans Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Logistic Models Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio Risk Factors Twins* |
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