The impact of hydramnios on pregnancy outcome in twin gestations

Autor: Niki Istwan, Ayfer Orhan, Eric Burgess, Richard B. Kurzel, Debbie Rhea, Gary Stanziano
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association. 25(1)
ISSN: 0743-8346
Popis: To compare pregnancy outcome in twin pregnancies with and without hydramnios. A database of women receiving outpatient preterm labor surveillance services was studied for the period 1988 to 2002. Included were women with twin gestations under 30 weeks' gestation at start of outpatient services. We compared pregnancy outcomes for twin gestations with hydramnios (n=201) to twin gestations that had normal amniotic fluid volume (n=13,111). Obstetrical and perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies were adversely affected by the presence of hydramnios. Delivery was shifted to earlier gestations in women with hydramnios (32.8 vs 35.1 weeks, p
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