Maternal, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in triplet pregnancies in Sweden - a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Triplet pregnancies carry a high risk of pregnancy-related complications. The primary aim of this study was to describe maternal, pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes in expectantly managed triplet pregnancies in Sweden. The secondary aim was to compare outcomes in expectantly managed triplet pregnancies with triplet pregnancies where fetal reduction had been performed with the only indication to reduce the number of fetuses.

Methods

Nationwide cohort study based on linkage of data from three national Swedish registers. Triplet pregnancies with delivery at gestational age ≥ 22⁺⁰ weeks between 2014 and 2019 were included.

Results

In the main cohort of expectantly managed triplet pregnancies (n = 106), 98% (312/318) of infants were liveborn with

SUBMITTER: Ekstrom MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395261 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature