Study on Multiple Birth Based on Birth Certificate Data.
- Author:
Sang Hwa PARK
;
Kyung Sil LIM
;
Seung Yup KU
;
Seok Hyun KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pregnancy;
Multiple birth;
Twin;
Birth certificate data;
Maternal age;
Birth order
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Birth Certificates*;
Birth Order;
Birth Weight;
Gestational Age;
Humans;
Incidence;
Infant, Low Birth Weight;
Infant, Newborn;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Maternal Age;
Multiple Birth Offspring*;
Parturition*;
Perinatal Mortality;
Pregnancy;
Premature Birth;
Prognosis;
Retrospective Studies;
Social Problems;
Twins
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2000;43(7):1253-1257
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Multiple birth implicates the important health and social problems such as preterm birth, low birth weight, high perinatal mortality, and increased medical cost. This study was performed to investigate the multiple birth rate in Korea using the birth certificate data. METHODS: Retrospective review and analysis of data from Korean birth certificate in 1996. RESULTS: Multiple birth rate was 1.4% of total births(683,043 cases). Mean birth weight was 3.29+/-0.47kg for singleton birth and 2.57+/-0.58kg for multiple birth. Mean gestational age was 39.56+/-1.32 weeks for singleton birth and 37.47+/-2.41 weeks for multiple birth. Rate of low birth weight (< 2.5kg) was 14 times higher for multiple birth compared with that of singleton birth, and rate of preterm birth(< 37 weeks) was 10 times higher. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between multiple birth and selected variables including maternal age, job and birth order. As the odds ratio(OR) was 2.47(95% CI: 2.34 - 2.59, p<0.001) for the second birth, and 5.31(95% CI: 4.99 - 5.65, p<0.001) for the third and over birth compared with the first birth, there was a significant correlation between multiple birth and birth order. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the birth certificate data in 1996, the incidence of twin and higher order multiple birth was 1.7%, and a significant correlation between multiple birth and birth order was revealed. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the etiology and prognosis of multiple birth and the developmental problems from birth to adolescence.
