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Therefore, we analyzed these items in a large cohort.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Data from 10,603\/13,725 total twin pregnancies from the perinatal database in Hessen, Germany between 2000 and 2015 were used after exclusion of incomplete or non-plausible data sets. The course of maternal and perinatal outcomes was evaluated by linear and logistic regression models.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The rate of twin pregnancies increased from 1.5 to 1.9% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001). Mean maternal age and pre-pregnancy weight rose from 31.4 to 32.9\u00a0years and from 68.2 to 71.2\u00a0kg, respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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The increase of mean maternal weight and the calculated quartiles specific for twin pregnancies help to identify inadequate weight gain in twin gestations. 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