Neonatal and Early Childhood Outcomes of Twin and Singleton Infants Born Preterm - 08/11/23
on behalf of the
Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN)
Canadian Preterm Birth Network (CPTBN)
Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network (CNFUN) Investigators∗
Abstract |
Objective |
To compare neonatal and early-childhood outcomes of twins and singletons born preterm and explore the association of chorionicity with outcomes.
Study design |
This was a national retrospective cohort study of singleton and twin infants admitted at 230/7-286/7 weeks to level III neonatal intensive care units in Canada (2010-2020). The primary neonatal outcome was a composite of neonatal death or severe neonatal morbidities. The primary early-childhood outcome was a composite of death or significant neurodevelopmental impairment.
Results |
The study cohort included 3554 twin and 12 815 singleton infants. Twin infants born at 230/7-256/7 weeks had a greater risk of the composite neonatal outcome (adjusted risk ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.01-1.07). However, these differences were limited to the subgroups of same-sex and monochorionic twin pregnancies. Twin infants of 230/7-256/7 weeks were also at an increased risk of the composite early-childhood outcome (adjusted risk ratio 1.22, 95% CI 1.09-1.37). Twin infants of 260/7-286/7 weeks were not at an increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes or the composite early-childhood outcome compared with singleton infants.
Conclusions |
Among infants born at 230/7-256/7 weeks, twins have a greater risk of adverse neonatal outcomes and the composite early-childhood outcome than singleton infants. However, the increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes is mostly limited to monochorionic twins and may thus be driven by complications related to monochorionic placentation.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : aRD, aRR, Bayley-III, BPD, CNFUN, CNN/CPTBN, NICU, sNDI
Plan
The project is supported by the funding for the Canadian Preterm Birth Network from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Principal Investigator: P.S, PBN 150642). Maternal-infant Care Research Centre (MiCare) at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant (CTP 87518), the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and the participating hospitals. The funders had no roles in the study design; the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; the writing of the report; or the decision to submit the article for publication. We confirm the independence of the study researchers from the funders; and we confirm that all authors, external and internal, had full access to all the data in the study (including statistical reports and tables) and can take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the analysis. N.M. holds the Waugh Family Chair in Twin Fetal Medicine Research at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and the University of Toronto. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. |
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