Planned vaginal delivery N=108 Planned cesarean delivery N=94 P value
§Birth weight in g, first twin 2562 ±329.7 2529 ±341.6 0.99
§Birth weight in g, second twin                  2497±316.6 2418 ±352.8 0.98
‡1 min Apgar score <7, first twin 2 (1.85%) 4 (4.25%) 0.233
‡ 1 min Apgar score <7, second twin 8 (7.4%) 3 (3.1%) 0.041*
‡ 5 min Apgar score <7, first twin 1 (0.92%) 0 0.895
‡ 5 min Apgar score <7, second twin 2(1.85%) 2 (2.1%) 0.97
‡Arterial cord pH <7.2, first twin 1 (0.92%) 1 (1.06%) 0.987
‡ Arterial cord pH <7.2, second twin 2 (1.85%) 2 (2.1%) 0.97
‡NICU admission 2 (1.85%) 2 (2.1%) 0.97
Duration of NICU admission (days) 2 2 1
‡ Number and (percentage); § Mean + standard deviation, g=gram; *statistically significant
There was no hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy or trauma for any of the first or the second twin in both groups
Table 2: Outcomes in both groups.
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