Delayed interval delivery in multiple pregnancies

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Nov;99(1):85-9. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(01)00376-1.

Abstract

Preterm delivery remains the most important complication of multiple pregnancies. We describe six cases of successful delay of the subsequent child(ren) after very preterm birth of the first-born, with intervals ranging between 14 and 117 days. Based on our findings and on the available literature, we propose a set of guidelines for the management of early preterm multiple birth deliveries, including tocolysis, antimicrobial therapy and corticosteroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Delivery, Obstetric / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gestational Age
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Infant Mortality
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Maternal Age
  • Obstetric Labor, Premature
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Multiple*
  • Tocolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Triplets
  • Twins

Substances

  • Tocolytic Agents