Association of Gestational Age at Birth With Risk of Perinatal Mortality and Special Educational Need Among Twins.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Twin pregnancies account for 3% of live births but experience substantially more perinatal morbidity and mortality than singleton pregnancies. Optimizing the timing of birth is a key strategy in improving twin pregnancy outcomes. Current UK and US policies are based on observational studies of perinatal mortality and not on longer-term effects. The association of timing of birth with long-term childhood outcomes among twins is uncertain.

Objective

To identify the optimal gestation week for birth of twin infants by calculating the week of birth associated with the lowest risk of short-term and long-term adverse outcomes (perinatal mortality and special educational need [SEN] at school).

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, data-linkage co

SUBMITTER: Murray S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature