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Chapter-05 Multifetal Pregnancy

BOOK TITLE: Clinical Obstetrics—A Case-based Approach

Author
1. Tanwar Renu
2. Shristi
ISBN
9789352702749
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14196_6
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1. Maulana Azad Medical College and LN Hospital, New Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, New Delhi, India
2. Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
Multifetal pregnancy, dizygotic twinning, monozygotic twinning, dichorionic diamniotic twin, monoamniotic twin, monochorionic diamniotic twin, triplet pregnancy

Abstract

The chapter covers cases associated with multifetal pregnancy that can be part of any gynecologist casualty. Differences in overall incidence of twinning are due to variable frequencies in the prevalence of dizygotic twins. Dizygotic twinning varies from 4–50 per thousand births, depending upon ethnicity, age, height, weight, parity and availability of assisted reproduction facilities. Twinning that occurs because of fertilization of two separate oocyte is called as dizygotic twinning. Twinning in which a single fertilized oocyte subsequently divides into two identical structures is known as monozygotic twinning. The topics covered are the need for first trimester screening in multifetal pregnancy, sensitivity and specificity of combined screening, monochorionic twin pregnancy, acardiac twin pregnancy, role of nutrition in twin pregnancy, role of induction of labor in twin pregnancy after 36 weeks of pregnancy, triplet pregnancy and many more other topics.

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