Grützner-Könnecke H, Grützner P, Grützner B, Grützner U, Spalding-Grützner A, Spalding P
ABC Club, International Organisation for Triplets and Higher Multiples, Darmstadt, West Germany.
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1990;39(4):491-5. doi: 10.1017/s000156600000372x.
Data of 601 families with triplets and higher multiples have been collected. Since about nine years the number of higher-order births has been increasing enormously. The average pregnancy duration and the average birthweight of these mostly premature children have been declining from year to year. Despite the progress in neonatology, the death rate and the rate of handicapped children is very high. To prevent such disastrous outcomes, treatments for infertility should be performed only by physicians in centers with strong controls. Selective abortions are no regular solution to the problem of higher multiple gestation.
已收集了601个三胞胎及以上多胞胎家庭的数据。大约九年来，高阶生育的数量一直在大幅增加。这些大多为早产儿的平均怀孕时长和平均出生体重逐年下降。尽管新生儿学取得了进展，但死亡率和残疾儿童比例仍然很高。为防止此类灾难性后果，不孕症治疗应由管控严格的中心的医生进行。选择性堕胎并非多胎妊娠问题的常规解决方案。
