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. 2011;8(8):643-8.
doi: 10.7150/ijms.8.643. Epub 2011 Oct 15.

Umbilical arterial blood gas and perinatal outcome in the second twin according to the planned mode of delivery

Ji Young Kwon  1 , Won Sik Yoon, Gui Se Ra Lee, Sa Jin Kim, Jong Chul Shin, In Yang Park
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Umbilical arterial blood gas and perinatal outcome in the second twin according to the planned mode of delivery

Ji Young Kwon et al. Int J Med Sci. 2011.

Abstract

Purpose: To compare umbilical arterial gas parameters in the second twin of twin pregnancies according to the mode of delivery.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of twin deliveries after 34 weeks of gestation for 3 years. Excluding the cases which underwent emergency cesarean delivery during trial of labor, a total of 79 twin gestations had umbilical arterial blood gas values available and were and divided into cesarean delivery group (N=40) and vaginal delivery group (N=39). The mean differences of umbilical arterial blood parameters and the Apgar score between the first and second twin in each pregnancy were compared according the mode of delivery.

Results: The differences of umbilical arterial gas parameters between twin siblings showed no significant difference according to the mode of delivery. With regard to the 1 minute and 5 minute Apgar scores, the differences between twin siblings are significantly increased in vaginal delivery group compared to cesarean delivery group (p=0.048, and p=0.038, respectively). In comparing the 28 cases delivered vaginally with an inter-twin delivery interval < 10 minutes and 40 cases delivered by cesarean section, no significant differences were observed in the umbilical arterial gas parameters and Apgar scores.

Conclusion: The inter-twin umbilical arterial blood gas parameters according to the mode of delivery showed no difference. For twin deliveries, it is relatively safe to plan for a vaginal delivery, but an effort should be made to reduce the inter-twin delivery interval time.

Keywords: cesarean delivery; inter-twin delivery interval; twin pregnancy; umbilical arterial gas parameters; vaginal delivery.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.

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