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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorde Groot, J.
dc.contributor.authorBlair, E.
dc.contributor.authorStanley, F.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:14:28Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:14:28Z
dc.date.created2010-03-08T20:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, Catherine and de Groot, Jan and Blair, Eve and Stanley, Fiona. 2009. The risk of Cerebral Palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with co-fetal loss or death. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 201 (41e): pp. 1-6.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19542
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.003
dc.description.abstract

Objective. This study investigated the risks for cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss (< 20 weeks gestation) or cofetal death. Study Design. The total Western Australian population-based case-control study included 741 cases of cerebral palsy. Results. Antenatal cofetal loss or death occurred in 3% of all cases of cerebral palsy, which is a small but significant contribution. The odds ratio for cerebral palsy in survivors of cofetal loss that included iatrogenic pregnancy reduction was 2.65 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78-8.98), which gave a population-attributable proportion of 7.28% (95% CI, 0-27.5), compared with 4.25 (95% CI, 1.12-16.10) and 10.6% (95% CI, 1.0-35.6) for survivors of cofetal death. Conclusion. This study quantifies the contribution of cofetal death to cerebral palsy and suggests that cofetal loss makes a similar, although somewhat smaller, contribution to the risk for cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies.

dc.publisherMosby, Inc.
dc.titleThe risk of Cerebral Palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with co-fetal loss or death
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume201
dcterms.source.number41e
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage6
dcterms.source.issn0002-9378
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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curtin.departmentCentre for Developmental Health (Curtin Research Centre)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.facultyCentre for Developmental Health


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