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19 mar 2021 · The new Mayo Clinic division chair for Maternal and Fetal Medicine discusses the rare twin-twin transfusion syndrome and how it can be addressed in utero to prevent fetal loss.
25 sty 2022 · Most twin or multiple pregnancies are discovered during an ultrasound. During this exam, sound waves are used to create images of your uterus and baby — or babies. Sometimes a seemingly normal twin pregnancy is later found to have only one baby.
29 maj 2018 · Serial amnioreduction ameliorated the disease by temporarily reducing pressure on the chorionic plate, improving placental blood flow, and the treatment increased pregnancy duration by decreasing pressure on the cervix, leading to survival rates of about 50%.
26 sie 2020 · These interventions include early-pregnancy counseling about potential complications; a detailed sonographic fetal anatomy survey and fetal echocardiogram; serial sonographic surveillance to detect signs of twin-twin transfusion, hydrops, or growth discordance; antepartum fetal surveillance; and antenatal corticosteroids in preparation for ...
16 gru 2022 · Conjoined twins can be diagnosed using routine ultrasound as early as 7 to 12 weeks of pregnancy. More-detailed ultrasounds and tests that use sound waves to produce images of the babies' hearts (echocardiograms) can be used about halfway through pregnancy.
5 kwi 2023 · For each country or international society, we identified twin-specific clinical guidelines, and reviewed clinical guidelines on the following topics for recommendations specific to twin pregnancies: preterm birth, hypertensive complications of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, prenatal screening for genetic and structural anomalies ...
Conclusions Early pregnancy ultrasound, ideally between 10 and 13 weeks' gestation, is critical for the diagnosis and characterization of twin pregnancies. To improve outcomes for MC twins, appropriate fetal surveillance should be initiated at 16 weeks' gestation and continued until delivery.
