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Discordant Twins: Acid-Base Status

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

S.A. Ordorica ,
F.J. Frieden ,
I.A. Hoskins  and
B.K. Young
S.A. Ordorica*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA
F.J. Frieden
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA
I.A. Hoskins
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA
B.K. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA
*
New York University Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, Suite 5F, New York, NY 10016, USA

Abstract

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A prospective study was undertaken to determine the effect of twin birth-weight discordancy on Apgar scores and umbilical blood acid-base parameters. Using the paired t-test, small but statistically significant differences were seen in these parameters favoring the heavier twin over its lighter sibling. These differences were also affected by birth order, with the first-born being favored.

Keywords

TwinsBirth weightUmbilical blood gas
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 40 , Issue 3-4 , October 1991 , pp. 373 - 381
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1991

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