Fetal and maternal outcome of higher-order multiple pregnancies in a tertiary hospital: A 5-year single-center observational study from Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine the pattern and outcomes of higher-order multiple pregnancies in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.

Methods

This is a retrospective review of all cases of higher-order multiple pregnancies that were managed between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016 in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria. Data obtained were represented with frequency tables, percentages, bar charts, and odds ratio.

Results

There were 22 higher-order multiple pregnancies over the study period and 12,002 deliveries, giving a higher-order multiple prevalence rate of 0.2%. Five of the mothers (four triplets and one quadruplet) had in vitro fertilization (0.4 per 1000 deliveries), while other mothers conceived naturally. Many o

SUBMITTER: Ogumu EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9510972 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature