Short Interpregnancy Interval Following a Multifetal Pregnancy: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the maternal and neonatal outcomes of women with short interpregnancy intervals (IPI < 6 months) following a multifetal pregnancy.

Study design

A multicenter retrospective cohort study of women with an index multifetal delivery and a subsequent singleton gestation between 2005 and 2021. The obstetrical outcomes of pregnancies following short IPI (<6 months) were compared to those with an IPI of 18-48 months. Additional analyses were also conducted for the other IPI groups: 7-17 months, and longer than 49 months, while women with an IPI of 18-48 months served as the reference group. The primary outcome was preterm birth (<37 weeks) rate. Secondary outcomes were other adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Univariate and multiple logistic regression anal

SUBMITTER: Weiss A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10094927 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature