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The objective of this study is to compare maternal and perinatal outcomes between planned cesarean birth and planned vaginal delivery in twin pregnancies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted searches across MedLine, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase, from database inception to June 13, 2025, for studies that compared planned vaginal delivery with planned cesarean birth regarding maternal and\/or neonatal outcomes in twin gestations. Random\u2010effects models were used to estimate pooled odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and heterogeneity was assessed using the\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      statistic. The Downs and Black scale was used to assess study quality and risk of bias.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 11\u2009207 publications, 33 studies met the inclusion criteria. Planned cesarean versus vaginal delivery showed no significant differences in neonatal death (OR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.58\u20131.67), Apgar score &lt;7 at 5\u2009min (OR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.51\u20131.08), low umbilical artery pH (OR 0.56, 95% CI: 0.30\u20131.06), or maternal death (OR 0.68, 95% CI: 0.11\u20134.31). The analysis of composite adverse outcomes (16 studies) showed a slight advantage for planned cesarean (OR 0.96, 95% CI: 0.94\u20130.99). Planned vaginal delivery showed lower rates of periventricular leukomalacia (OR 3.14, 95% CI: 1.45\u20136.83) and maternal wound complications (OR 1.86, 95% CI: 1.25\u20132.76).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Planned cesarean delivery in twin pregnancies shows a small trend toward improved neonatal outcomes but is associated with higher maternal wound complications. Mortality and most individual outcomes were similar between groups. 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