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We conducted a retrospective study of inborn extremely low birth weight infants admitted to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network units between 1997 and 2005, who either died or had follow-up data available at 18 to 22 months\u2019 corrected age. Neurodevelopmental impairment, the primary outcome variable, was defined as the presence of any 1 of the following: moderate or severe cerebral palsy, severe bilateral hearing loss, bilateral blindness, Bayley Mental Developmental Index or Psychomotor Developmental Index of &amp;lt;70. Death was included with neurodevelopmental impairment as a composite outcome. Results were compared for both twins, twin A, twin B, same-gender twins, unlike-gender twins, and singleton infants. Logistic regression analysis was performed to control for demographic and clinical factors that were different among the groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>RESULTS. The cohort of infants who either died or were assessed for neurodevelopmental impairment consisted of 7630 singleton infants and 1376 twins. Logistic regression adjusting for clinical and sociodemographic risk factors showed an increased risk of death or neurodevelopmental impairment for twins as a group when compared with the singletons. On analyzing twin A and B separately as well, risk of death or neurodevelopmental impairment was increased in both twin A and twin B.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Twin gestation in extremely low birth weight infants is associated with an independent increased risk of death or neurodevelopmental impairment at 18 to 22 months\u2019 corrected age compared with singleton-gestation infants. 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