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The Northwestern University Triplet Study. I: Overview of the International Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

L.G. Keith ,
S. Ameli  and
D.M. Keith
L.G. Keith*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical Schooland Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center
S. Ameli
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical Schooland Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center
D.M. Keith
Affiliation:
The Center for the Study of Multiple Birth, Chicago, Illinois, USA
*
Prentice Women's Hospitaland Maternity Center, Suite 476, 333 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Abstract

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The international literature on triplet births is surveyed. No definitive work on triplet gestations exists. The relatively few articles on this subject are divided into three categories: 1) national data; 2) local, regional or hospital series; 3) case reports. Clinical concerns, such as prematurity, low birth weight, bed rest, and tocolysis, are discussed with specific reference to literature citations.

Keywords

TripletsPrematurityBirth weightBed rest

Information

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 55 - 63
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1988

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