Multiple pregnancies-maternal and fetal outcome

ABSTRACT

This study was carried-out on all patients with multiple gestation, who delivered in Unit - I, Lady Willingdon Hospital, from October 2000 to March 2003. A total of 10391 women delivered during this 21/2 years period, out of these 179 had multiple births -176 had twin delivery and three gave births to triplets. The aim of the study was to find out frequency of multiple births and maternal and neonatal outcome in these cases. The prevalence of multiple births was 1.72% with 1.69% of twins and 0.029% triplets. Women with multiple pregnancy were found to be at high risk of pre-term delivery and about 34% of babies were between 1-2 Kg. The rate of caesarean section was also significantly high in these women