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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
A total of 669 newborns from multiple pregnancies, including 15 triplets, have been examined. Full-term fetuses were 19.3% premature ones 60.7%, and dystrophic ones 20%. Of these, 58.4% were born in good conditions, 25.1% in average conditions (4-7 Apgar scores), and 16.4% in bad conditions (1-3 Apgar scores). Complications in the neonatal period were reported in 38.7% of cases (respiratory syndrome 21.2%, CNS injury 4.8%, developmental defects 1.3%, other complications 9.3%).
Twin mortality amounted to 10.5%, mainly due to hypoxemia (7.2%), cerebral lesion (2.4%), developmental defects (0.4%), and general edema (0.5%).