Maternal and infant baseline characteristics of the ACS and No-ACS groups among twins
| ACS | No-ACS | P value | |
| Maternal * | (n=52) | (n=158) | |
| Nulliparity, N (%) | 6 (23.1) | 25 (31.6) | 0.240 |
| Married, N (%) | 24 (92.3) | 78 (98.7) | 0.016 |
| Maternal age (years) M (IQR) | 26 (24–30) | 25 (23–32) | 0.760 |
| More than three antenatal care visits††, N (%) | 16 (61.5) | 39 (50.6) | 0.174 |
| Gestational age (weeks) M (IQR) | 33 (32–34) | 34 (30–34) | 0.244 |
| Mode of delivery, N (%) | |||
| Assisted vaginal | 3 (11.5) | 6 (7.6) | <0.001 |
| C- section | 14 (53.9) | 15 (19.0) | |
| Normal vaginal | 9 (34.6) | 58 (73.4) | |
| Indication for delivery, N (%) | |||
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 3 (11.5) | 5 (6.3) | 0.272 |
| Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia | 2 (7.7) | 11 (13.9) | |
| Premature preterm rupture of membrane | 2 (7.7) | 7 (8.9) | |
| Preterm labour | 19 (73.1) | 56 (70.9) | |
| Level of health facility, N (%), | |||
| Tertiary zonal hospital | 15 (57.7) | 17 (21.5) | <0.001 |
| Regional hospital | 9 (34.6) | 15 (19.0) | |
| District hospital | 2 (7.7) | 47 (59.5) | |
| Infants | |||
| Birth weight, (g), M (IQR) | 1950 (1750–2100) | 1500 (1150–1900) | <0.001 |
| Sex (male), N (%) | 21 (40.38) | 77 (48.73) | 0.295 |
*Number of women are half the number of twin infants (ACS 26 vs No-ACS 79).
†Denominator included only those who attended antenatal care (ACS 26 vs No-ACS 77).
‡Values in bold indicate statistically significant results
ACS, antenatal corticosteroids.