Background Until now, little was known about the variation in incidence of twin births across
developing countries, because national representative data was lacking. This study provides …

More than 200 million children aged< 5 years fail to reach their full cognitive potential, and
children born as twins are particularly at risk. In this article, we review studies that examined …

Background The female is programmed to nurture one fetus and to take care of one neonate
at a time; hence, twin pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm deliveries …

Compared to singletons, multiple births are associated with a substantially-higher risk of
maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide. However, little evidence exists on the perinatal …

Background Despite twinning being common in Africa, few prospective twin studies have
been conducted. We studied twinning rate, perinatal mortality and the clinical characteristics …

Objective To compare maternal outcome of multiple versus singleton pregnancies at a
tertiary hospital in Tanzania. Methods A case control study was designed using maternally …

Background: Twin pregnancy is considered a high risk pregnancy due to associated
adverse obstetric outcomes. The objective was to determine the prevalence, complications …

Background: Twin birth prevalence varies widely among the world population. Several
factors such as genetic, maternal, socio-economic and environmental have been implicated …

Increased twinning rate in developing countries, especially Nigeria, which has the highest
twinning rate, exposes mothers and infants to extremely high risks. Multiple births can …

Background: Multiple gestation occurs when the gravid uterus harbours more than one
foetus. It is a high-risk pregnancy, because of the associated adverse pregnancy outcomes …