Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the fetal and maternal outcomes of triplet gestation and to report on the maternal characteristics of those pregnancies in a tertiary care centre in Oman. Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of all triplet pregnancies delivered at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between January 2009 and December 2011. Results: Over the three-year study period, there were 9,140 deliveries. Of these, there were 18 triplet pregnancies, giving a frequency of 0.2%. The mean gestational age at delivery was 31.0 ± 3.0 weeks, and the mean birth weight was 1,594 ± 460 g. The most common maternal complications were preterm labour in 13 pregnancies (72.2%), gestational diabetes in 7 (39%) and gestational hypertension in 5 (28%). Of the total deliveries, there were 54 neonates. Neonatal complications among these included hyaline membrane disease in 25 neonates (46%), hyperbilirubinaemia in 24 (43%), sepsis in 18 (33%) and anaemia in 8 (15%). The perinatal mortality rate was 55 per 1,000 births. Conclusion: The maternal and neonatal outcomes of triplet pregnancies were similar to those reported in other studies.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1573
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), 204-210
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Al-Shukri, M., Khan, D., Al-Riyami, A., Nihal, Gowri, V., Oman, M., Haddabi, R., Abdellatif, M., & Al-Dughaishi, T. (2025). Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1573
MLA 9
Al-Shukri, Maryam, et al. "Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, 2025, pp. 204-210. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1573.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Shukri, Maryam, Durdana Khan, Atka Al-Riyami, Nihal, Vaidyanathan Gowri, Muscat, Oman, Rahma Haddabi, Mohammed Abdellatif, and Tamima Al-Dughaishi. 2025. "Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 14 (2): 204-210. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1573.
Harvard
Al-Shukri, M., Khan, D., Al-Riyami, A., Nihal, Gowri, V., Oman, M., Haddabi, R., Abdellatif, M. and Al-Dughaishi, T. (2025) 'Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(2), pp. 204-210. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1573.
Vancouver
Al-Shukri M, Khan D, Al-Riyami A, Nihal, Gowri V, Oman M, et al. Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;14(2):204-210. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1573
IEEE
M. Al-Shukri, D. Khan, A. Al-Riyami, Nihal, V. Gowri, M. Oman, R. Haddabi, M. Abdellatif, and T. Al-Dughaishi, "Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Triplet Gestation in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 204-210, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1573.