STUDY OF OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS & OUTCOME OF TWIN PREGNANCY

I-21: Outcome of Twin Pregnancy

Hereditary thrombophilia and recurrent pregnancy loss: a retrospective cohort study of pregnancy outcome and obstetric complications.

BACKGROUND The association among hereditary thrombophilia, recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and obstetric complications is yet uncertain. The objective of the study was to assess the prognostic value of the factor V Leiden (FVL) and prothrombin (PT) mutations for the subsequent chance of live birth for women with RPL. METHODS Pregnancy outcome was recorded in a retrospective cohort of 363 women...

Complications of Twin Pregnancy

Objectives: To find out the maternal and fetal complications of twin gestation and to assess the effect of these complications on perinatal outcome. Material and Methods: This Descriptive study was carried out in Gynae B Unit of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from January 2010 to December 2010. A total of 50 patients with twin pregnancy who had completed 28 weeks of twin gestation both book...

Twin Pregnancy Complications

A single placenta normally supports a single fetus. When the situation arises in which two fetuses have to share a single placenta, complications may sometimes develop. Identical twins that share a single placenta are called monochorionic twins (MC). ?Chorion? is the Latin root that refers to the placenta, while the word ?amnion? refers to the sac, or ?membranes? that surround each fetus. While...

Twin Pregnancy Complications

A single placenta normally supports a single fetus. When the situation arises in which two fetuses have to share a single placenta, complications may sometimes develop. Identical twins that share a single placenta are called monochorionic twins (MC). ?Chorion? is the Latin root that refers to the placenta, while the word ?amnion? refers to the sac, or ?membranes? that surround each fetus. While...