Variations in Multiple Birth Rates and Impact on Perinatal Outcomes in Europe.

OBJECTIVE:Infants from multiple pregnancies have higher rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and neonatal death and differences in multiple birth rates (MBR) exist between countries. We aimed to describe differences in MBR in Europe and to investigate the impact of these differences on adverse perinat...

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Main Authors: Anna Heino, Mika Gissler, Ashna D Hindori-Mohangoo, Béatrice Blondel, Kari Klungsøyr, Ivan Verdenik, Ewa Mierzejewska, Petr Velebil, Helga Sól Ólafsdóttir, Alison Macfarlane, Jennifer Zeitlin, Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4773186?pdf=render