Gynecology & Obstetrics
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ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ulm, Germany
Nikolaus De-Gregorio works at Nikolaus De-Gregorio works at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ulm, Germany. The author has recently published a manuscript entitled 'Do Organisational Circumstances in the Birth Ward Influence Perinatal Outcome? A Retrospective Analysis of Over 43.000 Deliveries' with us.
Research
A Single-Center Cohort Study on 1663 Twin Births from Two Decades: Descriptive Statistics and General Trends
Author(s): Adela Stoenescu, Thomas W.P. Friedl, Nikolaus De-Gregorio, Frank Reister, Arcadius Polasik, Wolfgang Janni and Florian Ebner*
Background: Twin pregnancies continue to be associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe our experience with twin deliveries and provide this data as reference.
Methods: In this retrospective study, twin deliveries occurring after 22+0 weeks of gestational age in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ulm were analyzed. 1663 datasets (including 3326 children) were available for analysis.
Results: Over time there was an average of 83 twin births per year (median 80, range 56 - 104) in our department, with a significant increase in the number of twin births per year over time (n = 20, rs = 0.821, p < 0.001). The average maternal age was 31 years (range 17 - 47), and in the time frame maternal age significantly increased (rs = 0.167, p &.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-10932.20.10.520