Clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies in Japan
Clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies in Japan
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.10.022
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发表时间:
2013-04-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Minakami, Hisanori
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作者:
Morikawa, Mamoru;Cho, Kazutoshi;Minakami, Hisanori
Objective: To review clinical features and short-term outcomes of triplet pregnancies among Japanese women. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out among 320 Japanese women with triplet pregnancies (8 monochorionic, 75 dichorionic, and 150 trichorionic triplets; 87 with unknown placental chorionicity) who delivered at 22 gestational weeks or more between January 2005 and December 2008. Results: Delivery was by cesarean for 315 (98%) women. Gestational age at delivery was 32.3 +/- 2.8 weeks (mean +/- SD) and 33.2 weeks (median), and 97%, 61%, and 14% of women delivered at less than 37, less than 34, and less than 30 gestational weeks, respectively. For live-born infants, mean birth weight was 1762 +/- 437 g, 1608 +/- 396 g, and 1406 +/- 380 g for the heaviest, middle, and lightest triplet, respectively. Eighteen (5.6%) women experienced perinatal mortality (3 triplets for 1 woman, 2, triplets for 4 women, and 1 triplet for 13 women). Perinatal mortality was 25 deaths per 1000 deliveries, and decreased with increasing number of chorionic membranes (125, 44, and 20 per 1000 mono-, di-, and trichorionic triplet deliveries, respectively). Conclusion: Short-term outcomes were good among triplet pregnancies in Japan. The data may be useful for counseling Japanese women with triplet pregnancies. (C) 2012 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.