Clinical outcome in monochorionic (MC) and dichorionic (DC) twins born through vaginally delivery and caesarean section (CS) delivery
| MC twins (n=580) | DC twins (n=600) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal delivery | Delivered through CS | Vaginal delivery | Delivered through CS | |||||||||
| Twin 1 n=171 | Twin 2 n=171 | p Value | Twin 1 n=119 | Twin 2 n=119 | p Value | Twin 1 n=194 | Twin 2 n=194 | p Value | Twin 1 n=96 | Twin 2 n=96 | p Value | |
| Mortality—n (%) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 0.63 | 2 (2) | 5 (4) | 0.45 | 11 (6) | 11 (6) | 0.99 | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.99 |
| Polycythaemia—n (%)* | 2 (1) | 20 (12) | <0.01 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.99 | 2 (1) | 10 (5) | 0.02 | 3 (3) | 6 (6) | 0.45 |
| Partial exchange transfusion—n (%)* | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 0.38 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.99 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.99 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.99 |
*In first 2 days after birth.