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A Low Rate of Perinatal Deaths for Twin Births

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

E. Papiernik ,
M.A. Mussy ,
M. Vial  and
A. Richard
E. Papiernik*
Affiliation:
INSERM Research Unit on Physiology and Psychology of Human Reproduction, Paris-Sud University, Clamart, France
M.A. Mussy
Affiliation:
INSERM Research Unit on Physiology and Psychology of Human Reproduction, Paris-Sud University, Clamart, France
M. Vial
Affiliation:
INSERM Research Unit on Physiology and Psychology of Human Reproduction, Paris-Sud University, Clamart, France
A. Richard
Affiliation:
INSERM Research Unit on Physiology and Psychology of Human Reproduction, Paris-Sud University, Clamart, France
*
INSERM U187, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 92141 Clamart, France

Abstract

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A specific prenatal care program is proposed to prevent preterm deliveries in twin pregnancies, with ultrasound scanning, early work leave and home visits by midwifes. A four-year study has been conducted on 197 pregnancies (160 early followed and booked and 37 late referred). It can be shown that early preterm births and very low birth weights are less frequent in the followed group than in published data, as well as in the late referred pregnancies. The total perinatal mortality rate is 25.6 per 1000 total births.

Keywords

PreventionPreterm birthTwin pregnanciesPrenatal care
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 34 , Issue 3-4 , October 1985 , pp. 201 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1985

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