Figure 1. Birth weight for twins and triplets. The mean BW for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the case of triplet neonates as well as the overall mean for twins and triplets is indicated.
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Volume 2, Number 2, September 2013, pages 68-75
Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage (Modified Shirodkar Operation) for Twin and Triplet Pregnancies After Fertility Treatment
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| Twin | Triplet | |
|---|---|---|
| ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IUTPI: Intrauterine tuboperitoneal insemination; COS: Controlled ovarian stimulation. | ||
| ICSI | 13 (41.9%) | 2 (40%) |
| IUTPI | 12 (38.8%) | 2 (40%) |
| COS | 6 (19.3%) | 1 (20%) |
| Total | 31 | 5 |
| Twins | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART method | Neonatal gender | ||||||||||
| IVF | IUTPI | COS | Female | Male | |||||||
| Neonates (n) | 26 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 30 | ||||||
| Birthweight (g) | 2,242 | 2,233 | 2,347 | 2,217 | 2,332 | ||||||
| GA (weeks) | 35 + 1 | 35 + 6 | 35 + 5 | N/A | |||||||
| NICU admissions (n) | 11 (42%) | 14 (58%) | 7 (58%) | 17 | 15 | ||||||
| Length of NICU stay (days) | 14 | 10.5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | ||||||
| Triplets | |||||||||||
| ART method | Neonatal gender | ||||||||||
| IVF | IUTPI | COS | Female | Male | |||||||
| GA: gestational age, NICU: neonatal intensive care unit. | |||||||||||
| Neonates (n) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Birthweight (g) | 1,780 | 1,874 | 1,790 | 1,773 | 1,874 | ||||||
| GA (weeks) | 33 + 4 | 33 + 6 | 34 + 1 | N/A | |||||||
| NICU admissions (n) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Length of NICU stay (days) | 33 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 29 | ||||||