Clinical Trial: Birth Weight-discordance in Twins Pregnancy: a Multicenter Retrospective Study
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Twin; Pregnancy, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Occurrence of Liveborn Twins With Birth Weight-discordance and Its Relationship to the Adverse Outcomes: a Multicenter Retrospective Study
Brief Summary:
The rate of twin pregnancies in China has increased by 50 percent over the past decade and now stands at about 3 percent. This is significantly higher than the European and American countries. There are significant differences in birth weight of some newborns, that is, birth weight-discordance in twin pregnancies (BWDT). BWDT was significantly associated with fetal death, preterm birth, neonatal death, and neonatal complications. Existing studies mainly focus on the perinatal outcomes of mothers and infants with…
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