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Stillbirth Rate and Weight at Birth of Quintuplets in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Yoko Imaizumi
Yoko Imaizumi*
Affiliation:
Institute of Population Problems, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
*
Institute of Population Problems, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

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Nation-wide data in Japan on births and prenatal deaths of 16 sets of quintuplets during 1974-1985 were analysed. Among the 16 sets, 3 sets were liveborn, 8 were stillborn, and 5 were mixed, with a stillbirth rate of 0.64 (51/80). Effects of sex, maternal age and birth order on the stillbirth rate were not considered because of the small sample size. Effects of gestational age and birthweight on stillbirth rate were also examined. The mean weight of the 40 quintuplet individuals was 1,048 g.

Keywords

QuintupletsStillbirth rateGestational ageBirthweight
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 38 , Issue 1-2 , April 1989 , pp. 65 - 69
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1989

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