Outcome
All (n=62) Spontaneous (n=22) Complicated (n=39)
Fetal sex Male Female 26 (41.9) 36 (58.0) 11 (50.0) 11(50.0) 14 (35.9) 25 (64.1)
Birthweight surviving co-twin (g) median (IQR)
2049 (819) 2215 (588) 1832 (1159)
Gestation at delivery (days) median (IQR)
240.5 (39) 249 (26.8) 225.5 (52)
Delivery <37 weeks* Iatrogenic 48 (77.4) 24 (50.0) 16 (77.7) 12 (75.0) 31 (79.5) 11 (35.3)
Delivery <32 weeks† Iatrogenic 19 (30.6) 4 (21.1) 4 (18.2) 2 (50.0) 15 (38.5) 11 (73.3)
Induction of labour 11 (17.7) 3 (13.4) 8 (20.5)
Mode of delivery of surviving co-twin NVD/Instrumental Breech Pre-labour caesarean section Caesarean section after onset of labour 22 (35.5) 2 (3.2) 26 (41.9) 12 (19.4) 4 (18.2) -14 (63.6) 4 (18.2) 18 (46.1) - 11 (28.2) 8 (20.5)
NICU admission 45 (72.6) 19 (86.4) 26 (66.6)
CNS abnormality on postnatal imaging 8 (12.9) 3 (13.6) 5 (12.8)
Abnormal neonatal neurological signs 4 (6.4) 2 (9.1) 2 (5.1)