New study on 37w vs 38w delivery for twins

[macchiatto]

Did you guys see this article about the new study that came out suggesting twins do actually tend to have better outcomes if they are delivered at 37w versus 38w+?

health.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=31737&content=74408577&pageNum=-1

I admit, I'm a little surprised, since when I was pg it seems like delivering anywhere from 36-38w was common, but from reading this board it seems like more recently more drs and hospitals are not scheduling twin deliveries before 38 or 39w unless there's a medical reason to do it sooner. Maybe the pendulum will swing back a bit now?

(My boys were born at 37w6d via scheduled induction. They were 3 hrs shy of 38w. Weighed 6lbs10oz and 6lbs7oz.)

[omalley]

This is interesting. My OB would not schedule until 38-39 weeks. I ended up delivering ar 36w2d...I do wish I could have kept them in a little bit longer so they could have gained a bit more. But I had to delivery earlier due to complications. So I understand that there is a greater risk for complications at the end.

[GailGoldie]

There are studies that show 38w to be optimal too.

Most hospitals will not schedule anything before 38w. Mine wouldnt. So unless there were issues 38w was the earliest with twins.

[macchiatto]

There are a lot of MoMs on MM who had scheduled deliveries at 37 weeks, so even just 3-4 years ago it was fairly common. The practice I was originally with, I got different answers from different OBs but some would schedule as early as 36w for twins (most would schedule at 37w-38w.) I'd be interested in talking to an OB who's familiar with all the research and see if this study is more compelling than the previous ones.

[YellowRose]

My OB would schedule ~37w. Twins were born as scheduled at 36w6d.