1%), which reported that bearing children at older age results in
multiple gestations.
8) found no increased risk for ROP when they compared premature triplets with premature singletons, and concluded that
multiple gestation adds no risk beyond that due to prematurity.
Exclusion Criteria were,
multiple gestation, high risk gestation, hypertension, gesta- tional diabetes, any systemic disease, placenta previa and less than 20 natural teeth.
Feticide for
multiple gestation is performed for two main indications: firstly, to reduce the risks associated with multiple births by reducing the number of fetuses, and secondly, for selective termination of the anomalous fetus(es).
The problem of
multiple gestation, especially its impact on prematurity, is something many health groups are grappling with"
In all pregnant women, factors associated with pre-eclampsia or fetal death were
multiple gestation, HIV infection, multiparity and tobacco smoking.
The term means injury to the brain or spinal cord of a live infant weighing at least 2,500 grams for a single gestation or, in the case of a
multiple gestation, a live infant weighting at least 2,000 grams at birth caused by oxygen deprivation or mechanical injury occurring in the course of labor, delivery, or resuscitation in the immediate post-delivery period in a hospital, which renders an infant permanently and substantially mentally and physically impaired.
49), followed by uterine scar unrelated to cesarean delivery,
multiple gestation, antepartum bleeding, and isoimmunization.
3) Aina et al also reported a higher incidence of
multiple gestation in nulliparous of younger age group.
Both normal and abnormal ultrasound anatomy are shown, and procedures like amniocentesis and multifetal pregnancy reduction are discussed, as are specific syndromes, chromosomal abnormalities,
multiple gestation, and infections.
Because the octuplet case was both a preterm and
multiple gestation delivery, additional skilled personnel would be on hand and available as well, as the chance of medical trouble to the newborn infants was significantly increased by the particulars of their birth.
