title: Multifetal pregnancy reduction: a Belgian experience.
abstract: Multifetal pregnancy reductions were performed during the first trimester of pregnancy in 26 patients. Transabdominal intrathoracic KC1 injections were performed in 23 cases, and transcervical aspirations in 3 cases. There were 4 miscarriages (15%) during the second trimester, 18 pregnancies ended in 33 births, 4 pregnancies are going on uneventfully and are beyond 32 weeks. There was no maternal morbidity related to the procedure; fetal morbidity has been mild.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McGinnis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodesch
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple