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The outcomes were analyzed and used for a comparison between spontaneous and assisted multifetal pregnancies.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold>\n                    There were 387 multifetal pregnancies during the study period, which was 1.3% of all the deliveries; 334 cases (86.3%) were spontaneous conceptions and 53 cases (13.7%) were the result of assisted reproductive therapy. Higher\u2010order fetuses (\u22653) represented 8% of all multifetal pregnancies, 13% in the spontaneous group and 87% in the assisted group. The overall cesarean delivery rate was 73.9%. The assisted reproductive therapy group had a cesarean rate of 90.6% compared with 71.3% in the spontaneous group (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2003=\u20030.008). The assisted multifetal pregnancy group had more preterm labors and a longer maternal hospital stay than the spontaneous group. One maternal death occurred in the assisted group. The main causes of early neonatal death were prematurity, infection and congenital malformation. The newborns in the assisted group had more complications than the spontaneous group; most notable were respiratory distress syndrome, newborn intensive care admission, infection and longer hospital stay (6\u2003days\n                    <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                    15\u2003days,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2003&lt;\u20030.001). More complications occurred in higher\u2010order fetuses than with twins.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:\u2002<\/jats:bold>\n                    Assisted multifetal pregnancies were more likely to be delivered by cesarean section and had a higher rate of higher\u2010order fetuses, preterm birth and neonatal prematurity\u2010related complications with a longer hospital stay in both mothers and newborns, than spontaneous multifetal pregnancies.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1447-0756.2007.00477.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,1,5]],"date-time":"2007-01-05T21:51:32Z","timestamp":1168033892000},"page":"49-55","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Outcomes of multifetal 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