Racial disparities in outcomes of twin pregnancies: elective cesarean or trial of labor?.

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Citation: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 211(2):160.e1-7, 2014 Aug.PMID: 24534184Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute | MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal-Fetal MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | Multicenter Study | Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural | Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSubject headings: *Cesarean Section/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | *Continental Population Groups/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | *Pregnancy, Twin/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | *Trial of Labor | Adult | Apgar Score | Blood Transfusion/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Delivery, Obstetric/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Female | Humans | Infant, Newborn | Intensive Care Units, Neonatal | Length of Stay/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Multivariate Analysis | Postpartum Hemorrhage/eh [Ethnology] | Pregnancy | Premature Birth/eh [Ethnology] | United States/ep [Epidemiology]Year: 2014Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006ISSN:
  • 0002-9378
Name of journal: American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyAbstract: CONCLUSION: Unplanned cesarean delivery rates are similar in twin pregnancies, regardless of race. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin gestations are similar across ethnicities, regardless of mode of delivery. Copyright 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the relationships between maternal race and obstetric outcomes in twin gestations by planned mode of delivery.RESULTS: One thousand nine vertex-vertex twin pregnancies were identified. There were no significant differences across ethnicities in the rate of unplanned cesarean delivery, which occurred in 233 of patients undergoing trial of labor (27%). Elective cesarean occurred in 151 patients (15%). African American women were less likely to have an elective cesarean compared with whites (odds ratio, 0.5; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-0.8), and Asian women were more likely to have an elective cesarean compared with whites (odds ratio, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-3.4. Combined delivery occurred in 67 patients (8%) and did not differ among the groups. Subgroup analysis did not reveal any significant differences in neonatal outcomes. Adverse maternal outcomes were rare across ethnicities.STUDY DESIGN: We performed a secondary analysis of the Consortium on Safe Labor data. Patients with twin gestations in vertex-vertex presentation greater than 32 weeks' gestational age were grouped according to race. Demographic information and neonatal and maternal outcomes were analyzed according to planned mode of delivery: elective cesarean or trial of labor (with subsequent vaginal delivery, unplanned cesarean, or combined delivery). The primary outcome was unplanned cesarean. Secondary outcomes included maternal and neonatal outcomes.All authors: Drassinower D, Huang CC, Landy HJ, Timofeev JFiscal year: FY2015Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2014-11-11
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CONCLUSION: Unplanned cesarean delivery rates are similar in twin pregnancies, regardless of race. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin gestations are similar across ethnicities, regardless of mode of delivery. Copyright 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the relationships between maternal race and obstetric outcomes in twin gestations by planned mode of delivery.

RESULTS: One thousand nine vertex-vertex twin pregnancies were identified. There were no significant differences across ethnicities in the rate of unplanned cesarean delivery, which occurred in 233 of patients undergoing trial of labor (27%). Elective cesarean occurred in 151 patients (15%). African American women were less likely to have an elective cesarean compared with whites (odds ratio, 0.5; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-0.8), and Asian women were more likely to have an elective cesarean compared with whites (odds ratio, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-3.4. Combined delivery occurred in 67 patients (8%) and did not differ among the groups. Subgroup analysis did not reveal any significant differences in neonatal outcomes. Adverse maternal outcomes were rare across ethnicities.

STUDY DESIGN: We performed a secondary analysis of the Consortium on Safe Labor data. Patients with twin gestations in vertex-vertex presentation greater than 32 weeks' gestational age were grouped according to race. Demographic information and neonatal and maternal outcomes were analyzed according to planned mode of delivery: elective cesarean or trial of labor (with subsequent vaginal delivery, unplanned cesarean, or combined delivery). The primary outcome was unplanned cesarean. Secondary outcomes included maternal and neonatal outcomes.

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