Twin Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Outcomes: The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

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Abstract

To evaluate maternal complications (potentially life-threatening conditions, maternal near miss, and maternal death) that are mutually exclusive and severe maternal outcomes (maternal near miss or maternal death) associated with twin pregnancies.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Obstet Gynecol

Title: Obstetrics and gynecology

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-233X

ISSN (Print): 0029-7844

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 127

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Campinas, Campinas, and the Department of Social Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan; the Maternal & Child Morbidity & Mortality Surveillance Unit, Family Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; and the Department of Reproductive Health Research from the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001338

PubMed ID: 26959199

SO-VID: 10e83771-f5fb-4bb8-99d8-0e6f8afe9fdb

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