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Supertwins Statistics


Type of multiples

Average postpartum days mother was in the hospital

Postpartum hospital

days range

Twins

  3.23

2 to 7

Triplets

  4.73

1 to 90

Quadruplets

  4.64

1 to 18

Quintuplets

  4.94

0 to 10

Sextuplets

  4.86

3 to 7

Maternal postpartum complications included:

* 17.5% post-partum depression

* 5.01% respiratory difficulties

* 2.48% infection

* 1.49% heart problems

Post-partum depression rates by delivery gestation:

*  19.8% less than 27 weeks gestation

* 14.3% 27 to 29 weeks gestation

* 19.8% 30 to 32 weeks gestation

* 16.6% 33 to 35 weeks gestation

*  16.7% greater than 35 weeks gestation

  

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