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The primary outcomes explored were the incidence of intrauterine death (IUD), neonatal death (NND) and perinatal death (PND) in MCMA twins at different gestational\u2010age windows (24\u201330, 31\u201332, 33\u201334, 35\u201336 and \u2265\u200937\u00a0weeks of gestation). The secondary outcomes were the incidence of IUD, NND and PND in MCMA twins according to the type of fetal monitoring (inpatient <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic> outpatient), and the incidence of delivery ahead of schedule. Random\u2010effects model meta\u2010analyses were used to analyze the data.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010five studies (1628 non\u2010anomalous twins reaching 24\u2009weeks of gestation) were included. Single and double intrauterine deaths occurred in 2.5% (95% CI, 1.8\u20133.3%) and 3.8% (95% CI, 2.5\u20135.3%) of cases, respectively. IUD occurred in 4.3% (95% CI, 2.8\u20136.2%) of twins at 24\u201330\u2009weeks, in 1.0% (95% CI, 0.6\u20131.7%) at 31\u201332\u2009weeks and in 2.2% (95% CI, 0.9\u20133.9%) at 33\u201334\u2009weeks of gestation, while there was no case of IUD, either single or double, from 35\u2009weeks of gestation. In MCMA twin pregnancies managed mainly as inpatients, the incidence of IUD was 3.0% (95% CI, 1.4\u20135.2%), while the corresponding figure for those managed mainly as outpatients was 7.4% (95% CI, 4.4\u201311.1%). Finally, 37.8% (95% CI, 28.0\u201348.2%) of MCMA pregnancies were delivered before the scheduled time, due mainly to spontaneous preterm labor or abnormal cardiotocographic findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>MCMA twins are at high risk of perinatal loss during the third trimester of pregnancy, with the large majority of such losses occurring as apparently unexpected events. Inpatient management seems to be associated with a lower rate of mortality, although further studies are needed in order to establish the appropriate type and timing of prenatal assessment in these pregnancies. Copyright \u00a9 2018 ISUOG. 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