Twins vs singletons-Long-term health outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple gestations are a risk factor for most pregnancy complications. The current study aimed to study whether offspring born after twin pregnancies are at increased risk for long-term health complications.

Material and methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a large medical center, including all offspring born between the years 1991-2021, which were followed-up until 18 years of age. Hospital-based diagnoses of the offspring were categorized into main groups of morbidities: cardiac, respiratory, infectious, neurological, malignancy, and metabolic. Incidence of hospitalization with diagnoses from each main group was compared between twins and singletons, as well as time to first hospitalization. Cox proportional hazard models were used to study t

SUBMITTER: Wainstock T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10377983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature