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Perinatologist Corner - C.E.U/C.M.E. Modules

Twins: Antepartum assessment and Intrapartum management

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15 Twin Pregnancy: Double Trouble?

Step 15. Reference Texts, Articles, and Patient Education

Reference Texts

If you have been unable to obtain the previous references online, then try these paper-based materials.

1. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 4th Edition. Gabbe SG, Neibyl JR, Simpson JL (Eds). Multiple Gestations. Chapter 24 . Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2002. pp 827-68 . (Level III)

2. Williams Obstetrics. 21st Edition. Cunningham GF, et al (Eds.)
Dystocia, Chapter 19. . McGraw-Hill, 2001 pp. 459-64. (Level III).

3. Maternal – Fetal Medicine. 5 th Edition. Creasy R, Reznik R, Iams, J.(Eds). Multiple Gestations: Clinical Characteristics and Management. Ch. 29. WB Saunders 2004. pp 513-36. (Level III).

Review Articles on Twin Gestation

Ayers A, Johnson TR. Management of multiple pregnancy: labor and delivery. Obstet Gynecol Surv.2005 Aug;60(8):550-4.

Barret JF. Delivery of the term twin. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Aug;18(4):625-30.

Blickstein I. Normal and abnormal growth of multiples. Semin Neonatol. 2002 Jun;7(3):177-85.

Bush MC, Malone FD. Down syndrome screening in twins. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2):373-86,vi.

Cockwell HA, Smith GN. Cervical incompetence and the role of emergency cerclage. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2005 Feb;27(2):123-9.

Dickey RP; Taylor SN; Lu PY; Sartor BM; Storment JM; Rye PH; Pelletier WD; Zender JL; Matulich EM. Spontaneous reduction of multiple pregnancy: incidence and effect on outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jan;186(1):77-83.

Dodd JM, Crowther CA. Evidence-based care of women with a multiple pregnancy. Best Pract res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Feb;19(1):131-53.

Fox C, Kilby MD, Khan KS. Contemporary treatments for twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jun;105(6):1469-77.

Hall JG. Twinning. Lancet. 2003 Aug 30;362(9358):735-34.

Healy AJ, Gaddipati S. Intrapartum management of twins: truths and controversies. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2):455-73,vii.

Hogle KL, Hutton EK, McBrien KA, Barrett JF, Hannah ME. Cesarean delivery for twins: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jan;188(1):220-7.

Kahn B; Lumey LH; Zybert PA; Lorenz JM; Cleary-Goldman J; D'Alton ME; Robinson JN Prospective risk of fetal death in singleton, twin, and triplet gestations: implications for practice. Obstet Gynecol 2003 Oct;102(4):685-92

La Sala GB; Nucera G; Gallinelli A; Nicoli A; Villani MT; Blickstein I. Spontaneous embryonic loss following in vitro fertilization: incidence and effect on outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004 Sep;191(3):741-6.

Luke B; Minogue J; Witter FR; Keith LG; Johnson TR The ideal twin pregnancy: patterns of weight gain, discordancy, and length of gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993 Sep;169(3):588-97 .

Luke B. Nutrition in multiple gestations. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2):403-29,vii.

Matias A, Montenegro N, Blickstein I. Down syndrome screening in multiple pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;32(1):81-96,ix.

Minakami H; Sato I. Reestimating date of delivery in multifetal pregnancies. JAMA 1996 May 8;275(18):1432-4.

Modena AB , Berghella V. Antepartum management of multifetal pregnancies. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2):443-54,vii.

Monteagudo A, Roman AS. Ultrasound in multiple gestations: twins and other Multifetal pregnancies. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2):329-54,vi.

Rosello-Soberon ME, Fuentes-Chaparro L, Casanueva E. Twin pregnancies: eating for three? Maternal nutrition update. Nutr Rev. 2005 Sep;63(9)295-302.

Shvieky D, Ezra Y, Schenker JG, Rojansky N. Monoamniotic twins: an update on antenatal diagnosis and treatment. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 Sep;16(3):180-6.

Suzuki S; Otsubo Y; Sawa R; Yoneyama Y; Araki T Clinical trial of induction of labor versus expectant management in twin pregnancy. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2000; 49(1):24-7.

Tan TY, Ye GS. Intrauterine growth restriction. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Apr;17(2):135-42.

Trevett T. Johnson A. Monochorionic twin pregnancies. Clin Perinatol. 2005 Jun;32(2)475-94,viii.

Patient Education

Complications of Multiple Gestations – Patient Fact Sheetfrom The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (pdf – 9KB)

MedlinePlus Multiple births

Multiples: Twins, Triplets, and Beyond from The March of Dimes

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) Multiple births

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