Current concepts in management of obstetric problems for pediatricians. II. Modern concepts in the management of multiple gestation.
The fetus in a multiple gestation is intrinsically at extreme risk. Modern obstetric management recognizes that cesarean section may lessen the risks associated with labor and delivery. A substantial percentage of cases, however, can safely deliver vaginally.
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000517:prevention & control; D001724:Birth Weight; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014427:Twins; D014463:Ultrasonography
D005492:Folic Acid; D007501:Iron