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In-hospital mortality after live birth was 12.4% and did not differ significantly from singletons or twins or by birth order. However, 28.9% of mothers with a triplet pregnancy experienced at least one neonatal death. Ninety percent of live-born triplets were delivered by cesarean. Vaginal delivery was associated with an Apgar score of less than 7, but not with in-hospital mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> The prevalence of very preterm triplets varies across European regions. Most triplets were born by cesarean and those born vaginally had lower Apgar scores. Overall, in-hospital mortality after live birth was similar to singletons and twins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Dec;147(3):397-403. doi: 10.1002\/ijgo.12939. Epub 2019 Sep 15. 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