World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

MULTIPLE PREGNANCY AND PRETERM LABOUR

Saddiqa Hassan*, Sana Ali and Sajid Hussain Sherazi

ABSTRACT

Background: Preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal mortality and long-term morbidity as well as the long-term health consequences and cognitive outcomes. Objective: Multiple gestations are high risk pregnancies, which may be complicated by pre-maturity, low birth weight infants, pre-eclampsia, anemia, postpartum hemorrhage, intrauterine growth restriction, neonatal morbidity and high perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality. This study was carried out to determine the incidence and effect of multiple pregnancies on pre-term labor in tertiary care hospitals. Setting: A total of 36 patients were included in the study. Data of patients with twin pregnancies and preterm birth were recorded. This study was conducted at Niazi Medical and Dental College, Sargodha. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Niazi Medical and Dental College, Sargodha. The study population comprised women with twin pregnancies who were admitted to hospital in a time span of 1 year at 36 weeks. The patients with multiple pregnancies (commonly twin) and preterm labor were included in the study. All the patients with twin pregnancies had preterm labor.

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