Akerman B A, Thomassen P A
Department of Special Education, Stockholm Institute of Education, Sweden.
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1992;41(2-3):97-104. doi: 10.1017/s0001566000002294.
This follow-up study of twins includes 35 families from the Stockholm area. One section concerns the physical and mental development of the twins. The other sections compare the development of the children with their parents' expectations of them and the parents' feelings about the delivery. Seven twin pairs (20%) in the total group were born before 37 complete gestational weeks. Thirty-seven of the twins weighed less than 2,500 g at birth; of these, 23 (9 boys and 14 girls) weighed less than 2,500g, although they were born after 37 gestational weeks. At four years of age, 22 of the 68 twins still showed some impairment of locomotor, language/speech and emotional development, as assessed by the Griffiths Mental Development Scales. All the prematurely born and small-for-date infants were in this group. There also seems to be a relationship between developmental problems and the mother's negative or ambivalent expectations concerning the twin pregnancy.
这项对双胞胎的随访研究涵盖了来自斯德哥尔摩地区的35个家庭。其中一部分涉及双胞胎的身心发育。其他部分则将孩子的发育情况与其父母对他们的期望以及父母对分娩的感受进行比较。在整个研究组中，有7对双胞胎（20%）在妊娠满37周前出生。37名双胞胎出生时体重不足2500克；其中23名（9名男孩和14名女孩）尽管是在妊娠37周后出生，但体重仍不足2500克。根据格里菲斯心理发展量表评估，在68名4岁的双胞胎中，有22名在运动、语言/言语和情感发展方面仍存在一些障碍。所有早产和小于胎龄儿都在这个组中。发育问题似乎也与母亲对双胞胎妊娠的消极或矛盾期望之间存在关联。
