Unprecedented fall in stillbirth and neonatal death in twins: lessons from the UK

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Khalil, A (2019) Unprecedented fall in stillbirth and neonatal death in twins: lessons from the UK. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 53 (2). pp. 153-157. ISSN 1469-0705 https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.20107
SGUL Authors: Khalil, Asma

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Abstract

On June 15th this year, MBRRACE published its report1 focusing on perinatal deaths in the UK in 2016. While disappointing that the rate of stillbirths in singletons remained static, the report described a significant fall in the rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in twin pregnancies. In fact, the stillbirth rate was almost halved from 11.07 (95% CI, 9.78 to 12.47) per 1,000 births in 2014 to 6.16 (95% CI, 5.20 to 7.24) in 2016 (Table 1, Figure 1). The neonatal mortality rate in twins also fell significantly from 7.81 (95% CI, 6.73 to 9.01) to 5.34 (95% CI, 4.47 to 6.36) per 1,000 live births (Table 1, Figure 2). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Article

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Khalil, A. (2019), Unprecedented fall in stillbirth and neonatal death in twins: lessons from the UK. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 53: 153-157, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.20107. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

Keywords:

multiple pregnancy, neonatal death, neonatal mortality, perinatal mortality, stillbirth, twin pregnancy, twins, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine

SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre:

Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)

Journal or Publication Title:

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol

ISSN:

1469-0705

Language:

eng

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