Prevalence and outcomes of twin pregnancies in Botswana: a national birth outcomes surveillance study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and outcome of twin pregnancies in Botswana.

Setting

The Tsepamo Study conducted birth outcomes surveillance at 8 government-run hospitals (~45% of all births in Botswana) from August 2014 to June 2018 and expanded to 18 hospitals (~70% of all births in Botswana) from July 2018 to March 2019.

Participants

Data were collected for all live-born and stillborn in-hospital deliveries with a gestational age (GA) greater than 24 weeks. This analysis included 117 593 singleton and 3718 twin infants (1859 sets (1.6%)) born to 119 477 women between August 2014 and March 2019 and excluded 73 higher order multiples (23 sets of triplets and 1 set of quadruplets).

Outcomes measured

Our primary outcomes were preterm delive

SUBMITTER: Isaacson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature