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Table 1 PLTC, MNM and MD for twin and singleton pregnancies by region. WHO Multicountry Survey, 2010–2011

From: Perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by maternal morbidity: evidence from the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Region

Twin pregnancies

Singleton pregnancies

p- value

NC (%)

PLTC (%)

MNM (%)

MD (%)

NC (%)

PLTC (%)

MNM (%)

MD (%)

Africa

1219 (84·2)

196 (13·5)

27 (1·9)

5 (0·3)

67,547 (93·3)

4181 (5·8)

495 (0·7)

139 (0·2)

< 0·001

Asia

2078 (85·8)

299 (12·4)

32 (1·3)

12 (0·5)

161,118 (94·2)

9129 (5·3)

686 (0·4)

131 (0·1)

< 0·001

Latin America

735 (82·8)

141 (15·9)

11 (1·2)

1 (0·1)

58,412 (90·3)

5935 (9·2)

314 (0·5)

24 (< 0·1)

< 0·001

TOTAL

4032 (84·8)

636 (13·4)

70 (1·5)

18 (0·4)

287,077 (93·2)

19,245 (6·2)

1495 (0·5)

294 (0·1)

< 0·001

  1. MD maternal death, MNM maternal near miss, NC No complication, PLTC potentially life-threatening condition
  2. P value referring to the comparison between no complication/any complication in twin vs singleton