title: Delayed interval delivery and survival of the two fetuses after second trimester loss of one triplet.
abstract: Due to the implementation of assisted reproduction techniques, the incidence of multiple pregnancies associated with fetal and neonatal complications has significantly increased. A woman in the 24th week of a triplet pregnancy came to the hospital because of premature rupture of membranes of one amniotic sack and she had a miscarriage of one of the fetuses the same day. After confirmation of the viability of the two fetuses, she was kept under observation with antibiotic therapy only. The woman gave live birth to these remaining fetuses in her 32nd week of pregnancy. The outcome of this case demonstrates that watchful expectancy may be a feasible alternative to invasive intervention. The aim of this report is to add to the currently very limited literature of an expectant (conservative) policy with regard to pregnancy outcome after the early loss of a fetus from a multiple pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Matalliotakis
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Makrigiannakis
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulou
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Neonaki
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Goumenou
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Koumantakis
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013997:Time Factors; D014310:Triplets
chemical_list: D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D002996:Clomiphene