نوع مقاله : مقاله های پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشیار، گروه اطفال، دانشکدهی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه اپیدمیولوژی و آمار زیستی، دانشکدهی بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 دانشجوی پزشکی، کمیتهی تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشکدهی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background: Multiple gestation increases complications in mother and baby. The purpose of this study was to investigate the neonates’ outcomes in multiple birth.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed on multiple births in Alzahra and Shahid Beheshti hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, during 2017. Data about neonates’ outcomes in multiple births as well as their mothers’ outcomes were gathered via a checklist, and analyzed.Findings: 321 multiple birth were enrolled the study, in which, 130 cases were twins, 19 were triplets, and one was quadruplet. The frequencies of neonatal death and respiratory distress syndrome were less significantly in triplets and quadruplet than twins. Nevertheless, chronic lung disease and patent ductus arteriosus were significantly more prevalent in triplets and quadruplets than twins were.Conclusion: The frequency of neonatal death and respiratory distress syndrome were more in twins compared to triplets and quadruplets.
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