The Florence sextuplets. Report of a case. Part two: progression of pregnancy, the onset of labor and delivery.
The paper presents a successful case of sextuplet pregnancy after HMG-HCG induced ovulation. The pregnancy was brought to 34, 5 weeks of gestation with all six babies in good conditions and high birth weight (1200-1750 gr.). The effectiveness of early diagnosis, intensive follow-up, and elective caesarean section is discussed. Suggestions are made for the prenatal, intrapartum, and post natal problems connected with mulitple gestation of high fetal number.
D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000209:etiology; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple