title: Twins--results after changing the management in pregnancy and labor.
abstract: Retrospective analysis of the results of management in pregnancy and labor of 598 pregnancies during the period 1986-1990. The influence of prophylactic and therapeutic hospitalization related to the gestational age on the complication rate for premature labor, method of delivery, fetal outcome (APGAR-score, umbilical cord-pH, neonatal mortality) will be presented. There is a need for improvement in antenatal care and the management of delivery including liberal indication for prophylactic hospitalization and for delivery by caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Humboldt University (Charité), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Berlin, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hengst
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aedtner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokott
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005865:Gestational Age; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015145:Tocolysis; D014427:Twins; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery