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SUBMITTER: Murray SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034359 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The obstetrician & gynaecologist : the journal for continuing professional development from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists 20180128 1
<h4>Key content</h4>Twin pregnancies are associated with a three-fold greater perinatal mortality than singleton pregnancies. Prematurity is a main contributor, with 50% of twin pregnancies delivering before 37 weeks and 10% delivering before 32 weeks of gestation.The aetiology of preterm delivery in twin pregnancies is likely multifactorial and different from that of singletons.Cervical cerclage reduces preterm birth rates in singletons but has mixed results in twins with some studies showing h ...[more]