title: Multiple gestation complicated by the death of one fetus.
abstract: The antepartum death of a fetus in a multiple gestation can be associated with mortality or major morbidity in the survivor. To evaluate the risk after death of one fetus, all cases of multiple gestation complicated by a fetal death were evaluated. There were 17 multiple gestations in which one fetus died, with 19 surviving infants. The incidence of fetal death in multiple gestation was 2.6%. There was one case of major morbidity in a monochorionic gestation.
authors.affiliation: Women's Hospital, Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Towers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012306:Risk; D014310:Triplets; D014427:Twins