Abstract
Objective: There is insufficient evidence regarding the risks of morbidity and mortality in the second born twin infant compared to the first infant. In our study, it was aimed to determine the mortality and morbidity rates between first and second born premature twins.
Material and Methods: All premature and twin infants born at <30 weeks of gestation were included in the study. Demographic characteristics, morbidity and mortality of the first and second twin infants were compared.
Results: One hundred and twenty-eight twin premature infants born at <30 weeks of gestation were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups as 64 patients in the first-born group and 64 patients in the second-born group. The frequency of respiratory distress syndrome, mortality, the length of stay in non-invasive ventilation and neonatal intensive care unit were found to be statistically significantly higher in second-born infants compared to first-born infants (p=0.024; 0.032; 0.035; 0.023, respectively).
Conclusion: In our study, it was found that the second-born twin premature infant was at higher risk than the first-born infant in terms of respiratory distress syndrome, non-invasive ventilation support time, neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization time, and mortality.