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. 2017 Mar 6;2017(3):CD012031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012031.pub2

Younis 1990.

Methods Randomisation and allocation concealment: no information provided
Blinding of outcome assessment: unclear
Documentation of exclusion: no loss to follow‐up
Participants 132 women with a twin pregnancy between 30‐32 weeks' gestation were recruited into the study.
Women suffering from pregnancy complications affecting time of delivery (e.g. hypertensive disorders, antepartum bleeding, premature uterine contractions) were excluded. Women who delivered before 32 weeks' gestation were also excluded.
Interventions Women in the intervention group were electively admitted to the hospital from 30‐32 weeks' gestation and if not delivered, until the end of 36 weeks' gestation.
Women were allocated into 2 control groups.
  1. Instruction to rest at home

  2. No activity restriction

Outcomes
  1. Gestational week at delivery

  2. Birthweight

  3. Low birthweight

  4. Mode of delivery (vaginal or caesarean section)

  5. Apgar score at 5 minutes

  6. Perinatal mortality

Notes Study design is unclear
Chorionicity: not reported
Sample‐size calculation: not performed
Intention‐to‐treat analyses: performed
 Compliance: no information provided
 Location: single centre in Jerusalem, Israel
 Timeframe: November 1979‐October 1986