Maternal death associated with ovum donation twin pregnancy.
A case of maternal death due to sub-arachnoid haemorrhage in an ovum donation twin pregnancy complicated by hypertension is described. Attention is drawn to a forecasted increase in maternal morbidity and mortality in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies, which occur in older women and are often multiple.
Bewley
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St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, UK.
Wright
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JT
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D014427:Twins