Preterm twins: What threshold of birth weight discordance heralds major adverse neonatal outcome?

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.053 Byline: Patrizia Vergani, Anna Locatelli, Marta Ratti, Antonietta Scian, Elisa Pozzi, John C. Pezzullo, Alessandro Ghidini Keywords: Twins; Birth weight discordance; Preterm delivery Abstract: This study was undertaken to establish the optimal threshold of birth weight discordance for prediction of adverse outcome in liveborn, nonmalformed preterm twins. Author Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale San Gerardo, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, and Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Biostatistics, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Article Note: (footnote) Presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 2-7, 2004, New Orleans, La.