Caesarean section for the birth of the second twin.
Twin pregnancies delivered after 28 weeks gestation between 1980 and 1988 were reviewed. Of 510 twin pregnancies, 184 (36%) were delivered by caesarean section. There were 22 (4.3%) combined vaginal/abdominal deliveries which comprised 12% of the 184 twin pregnancies delivered by caesarean section. Persistent transverse lie or a high breech presentation was the commonest indication for caesarean section for the second twin.
Samra
J S
JS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Edgbaston.
Spillane
H
H
Mukoyoko
J
J
Tang
L
L
Obhrai
M S
MS
D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014427:Twins