Acute Infectious Morbidity in Multiple Gestation

Table 3

Obstetric events present during hospital discharges for delivery among pregnant women with multiple gestation compared to women with singleton gestation, Nationwide Inpatient Sample for years 2008–2010 (12,524,118 deliveries).

Condition, (%)	Multiple gestation; = 266,751	Singleton gestation; = 12,257,367	OR; (95% CI)	value
Cesarean delivery	156,025 (58.5)	3,885,073 (31.7)	3.04 (3.01, 3.06)	<0.0001
Operative vaginal delivery	9773 (3.7)	782,470 (6.4)	0.56 (0.55, 0.57)	<0.0001
Gestational diabetes	20,495 (7.7)	688,577 (5.6)	1.40 (1.38, 1.42)	<0.0001
Preeclampsia	42,031 (15.8)	881,432 (7.2)	2.42 (2.39, 2.44)	<0.0001
Preterm labor	129,281 (48.5)	889,044 (7.2)	12.03 (11.93, 12.12)	<0.0001
Fetal growth restriction	19,968 (7.5)	251,510 (2.0)	3.86 (3.80, 3.92)	<0.0001
Fetal demise	1999 (0.7)	49,076 (0.4)	1.88 (1.80, 1.96)	<0.0001
Placental abruption	4900 (1.8)	129,870 (1.1)	1.75 (1.70, 1.80)	<0.0001
Postpartum hemorrhage	11,413 (4.3)	308,049 (2.5)	1.73 (1.70, 1.77)	<0.0001
Chorioamnionitis	5460 (2.0)	318,016 (2.6)	0.78 (0.76, 0.81)	<0.0001
Endometritis	10,178 (3.8)	160,446 (1.3)	3.00 (2.93, 3.05)	<0.0001