The costs of multiple pregnancy

L G Keith; E Papiernik; B Luke

doi:10.1016/0020-7292(91)90764-v

The costs of multiple pregnancy

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1991 Oct;36(2):109-14. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90764-v.

Authors

L G Keith¹, E Papiernik, B Luke

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 1683311
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90764-v

Abstract

This paper reviews US vital statistics to describe the increase in multiple births in the United States between 1977 and 1987 and clarify the participation of differing maternal ethnic and age groups to this trend. The projected needs for NICU beds and costs of handicaps are estimated based on the distribution of low birthweights in multiple gestations. The potential methods of changing the distribution of low birthweight infants in multiple pregnancies are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Low Birth Weight*
Infant, Newborn
Obstetric Labor, Premature / economics*
Obstetric Labor, Premature / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Multiple*
United States