Book contents
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic Sciences in Obstetrics
- Section 2 Early Pregnancy Problems
- Section 3 Fetal Medicine
- Chapter 10 Pre-Conception Care
- Chapter 11 Ultrasound Scanning in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
- Chapter 12 Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
- Chapter 13 Invasive Fetal Therapies
- Chapter 14 Normal Fetal Growth and Fetal Macrosomia
- Chapter 15 Fetal Haemolysis
- Chapter 16 Antenatal Care of a Normal Pregnancy
- Chapter 17 Screening for High-Risk Pregnancy
- Chapter 18 Multiple Pregnancy
- Chapter 19 Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- Chapter 20 Fetal Origin of Adult Disease
- Chapter 21 Antepartum Haemorrhage
- Chapter 22 Obstetric Care of Migrant Populations
- Chapter 23 Care of Women with Previous Adverse Pregnancy Outcome
- Chapter 24 Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes
- Section 4 Maternal Medicine
- Section 5 Intrapartum Care
- Section 6 Neonatal Problems
- Section 7 Placenta
- Section 8 Public Health Issues in Obstetrics
- Section 9 Co-Morbidities during Pregnancy
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 18 - Multiple Pregnancy
from Section 3 - Fetal Medicine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2021
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic Sciences in Obstetrics
- Section 2 Early Pregnancy Problems
- Section 3 Fetal Medicine
- Chapter 10 Pre-Conception Care
- Chapter 11 Ultrasound Scanning in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
- Chapter 12 Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
- Chapter 13 Invasive Fetal Therapies
- Chapter 14 Normal Fetal Growth and Fetal Macrosomia
- Chapter 15 Fetal Haemolysis
- Chapter 16 Antenatal Care of a Normal Pregnancy
- Chapter 17 Screening for High-Risk Pregnancy
- Chapter 18 Multiple Pregnancy
- Chapter 19 Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- Chapter 20 Fetal Origin of Adult Disease
- Chapter 21 Antepartum Haemorrhage
- Chapter 22 Obstetric Care of Migrant Populations
- Chapter 23 Care of Women with Previous Adverse Pregnancy Outcome
- Chapter 24 Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes
- Section 4 Maternal Medicine
- Section 5 Intrapartum Care
- Section 6 Neonatal Problems
- Section 7 Placenta
- Section 8 Public Health Issues in Obstetrics
- Section 9 Co-Morbidities during Pregnancy
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Multiple pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy. The antenatal care of these pregnancies is often complicated and intrapartum care may be technically challenging and require a skilled and experienced clinician. Women with multiple pregnancies have increased risk of adverse outcomes for both mother and fetuses during the pregnancy and childbirth, such as an increased risk of miscarriage, anaemia, hypertensive disorders, haemorrhage, operative delivery, caesarean section (CS) and postnatal complications. Maternal mortality is 2.5 times higher in multiple births than in singletons [1], and there is an increased risk of preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM), placental abruption, other placental abnormalities (including placenta praevia), gestational diabetes, pyelonephritis, postpartum haemorrhage, etc. The hospital admission rate of such patients is six times greater than in singleton pregnancies [2]. Multiple pregnancy is associated with a sixfold increase in the risk of preterm birth, which is the leading cause of infant mortality and long-term mental and physical disability, including cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and chronic lung disease [1]. All these potential complications provide the incentive for doctors to learn more about multifetal pregnancy to enable them to provide optimal clinical care to such patients in accordance with the best available evidence and standards of care.
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- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & GynaecologyObstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine, pp. 147 - 157Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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