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Perinatal Mortality in Twins, Australia, 1973-1980: I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

John D.H. Doherty
John D.H. Doherty*
Affiliation:
Medical Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
*
Medical Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy

Abstract

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The perinatal outcome of twin births in Australia is described from 1973 to 1980. Over that period, the perinatal mortality rate declined more slowly in twins that singletons. The stillbirth rate actually increased in twins due to a rise in antepartum deaths. An increasing proportion of monozygotic twins may have contributed to this trend. The overall perinatal mortality rate was 82.85/1,000 for twins and 16.49/1,000 for singletons, giving a relative risk of 5.0.

Keywords

Perinatal mortalityTwinsStillbirthNeonatal mortalityAustralia
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 37 , Issue 3-4 , October 1988 , pp. 313 - 319
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1988

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