J Nurs Acad Soc.  1970 Dec;1(1):103-110.

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Abstract

It is important to point out that the perinatal mortality rate of the multiple pregnancy is almost twice of the single pregnancy due mainly to their prematurity and the mothers of twins will also be suffered from the plural births to nurse and take care of them. We therefore studied the incidence, the sex ratio, the types of deliveries, the complications and the perinatal mortality rate of the twin deliveries in order to promote the development of our field of maternal and child nursing. We selected our materials from the 112 patients who had been admitted and delivered twins in the department of OB. & Gyn. of the S.N.U. Hospital from Jan. 1962 to Dec. 1969. The abstructed results of this study were as follows. 1. The incidence of twins among 7,731 births was 1:69 2. The occurrence of twins from elder multigravida was 4 to 6 times higher than younger primigravida mothers under 35 years of age. 3. The gestational length of 45.5% of all twins was under 38 weeks and the mean birth weight of 1st and 2nd twins were 2,354.7gm and 2,215.8gm respectively. 4. The sex ratio of twins was 99 males and 124 females. 5. Presentation of twins: 59 cases (52.69%) were in both vertex. 37 cases (33.03%) in vertex plus breech. 15 cases (13.39%) in both breech and one case (0.89%) in transverse presentation. 6. For the types of deliveries Spontaneous deliveries were in 90 babies (40.6%) Breech extraction in 60 babies (26.3%) Vaccum used in 33 babies (15.0%) Cesarean section in 22 babies (9.8%) Forceps in 9 babies (4.2%) and others such as version and destructive measures in 9 babies (4.1%) 7. Intervals between the 1st and 2nd delivery were analyzed and 93% of 2nd twins were delivered within minutes after 1st delivery. 8. The main complications of twin deliveries were toxemia (45.5%), second was postpartal hemorrhage (19.6%) and third was hydramnios (7.1%) 9. The mean perinatal mortality of 1st and 2nd twins was 12.52% and 16.96% respectively of which main cause of death were their prematurity.

MeSH Terms

Birth Weight
Cause of Death
Cesarean Section
Child
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mothers
Nursing
Parturition
Perinatal Mortality
Polyhydramnios
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Multiple
Sex Ratio
Surgical Instruments
Toxemia
Twins