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  • Perinatal Medicine
  • Reproductive Health

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  • Multiple pregnancies are strongly linked to preterm labor, with over 50% of twins born before 37 weeks.
  • The precise factors driving early delivery in multiple gestations remain incompletely understood.
  • Increased fetal and placental mass in multiples may intensify physiological parturition stimuli.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the epidemiology, prediction, and prevention of preterm labor in twin and higher-order pregnancies.
  • To explore potential mechanisms initiating parturition in multiple gestations.
  • To discuss current evidence on managing preterm and term labor in multiples.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on preterm birth in multiple pregnancies.
  • Analysis of physiological and pathological factors contributing to preterm labor.
  • Evaluation of treatment efficacy for preterm birth prevention in multiples.

Main Results:

  • Physiological stimuli (e.g., stretch, placental CRH) may be amplified in multiple pregnancies.
  • Pathological factors like infection and cervical insufficiency play a role in preterm delivery.
  • Standard preterm birth preventions (progesterone, cerclage) show limited efficacy in multiples.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is needed to elucidate mechanisms of preterm birth in multiple pregnancies.
  • Novel prevention and management strategies tailored to multiples are required.
  • Understanding the unique aspects of multiple gestation labor is essential for improved perinatal outcomes.