Associated factors with neonatal near miss in twin pregnancies in a public referral maternity unit in Brazil

Edward Araujo JUNİOR, Fernanda Nogueira Barbosa LOPES, Ana Paula Mendes GOUVENİA, Ocília Maria Costa CARVALHO, Antônio Brazil Viana JUNİOR, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro LEİTE, Francisco Herlânio Costa CARVALHO

Journal: Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association
Issue: 2021 · Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 1
Pages: 12–21
DOI: —

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to analyze the factors associated with neonatal near miss (NNM) in twin pregnancies in a public referral maternity unitin Brazil.Material and Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 697 twin newborns. Cases of fetal and neonatal deaths wereexcluded. Neonates were divided into those meeting NNM criteria (5 min Apgar score