A case series of higher-order multifetal pregnancies managed at a tertiary maternity unit-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A case series of higher-order multifetal pregnancies managed at a tertiary maternity unit

Published:2023-09-27 Issue:9 Volume:52 Page:484-487
ISSN:0304-4602
Container-title:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
language:en
Short-container-title:Ann Acad Med Singap

Author:

Dhevi Lakshmi V¹,Li Sarah Wei Ling²,Su Lin Lin²,Gosavi Arundhati²,Biswas Arijit²

Affiliation:

1. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

2. National University Hospital, Singapore

Abstract

Delayed childbearing and increased use of assisted reproduction technology (ART) have resulted in a dramatic rise in the incidence of multifetal pregnancies. In 2022, the incidence of twin birth was 1 in 38.2 (932 live births) and triplet birth 1 in 1978 (18 live births) in Singapore.1 Preterm birth and its associated complications remain the most significant risks of multifetal pregnancies—60.5% of twins and 100% of triplets were born <37 weeks in Singapore in 2019. The relative risks of cerebral palsy in triplets and twins compared with singletons are 12.7 and 4.9, respectively.2

Publisher

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Subject

General Medicine

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