Delayed interval delivery in multiple pregnancies.
Preterm delivery remains the most important complication of multiple pregnancies. We describe six cases of successful delay of the subsequent child(ren) after very preterm birth of the first-born, with intervals ranging between 14 and 117 days. Based on our findings and on the available literature, we propose a set of guidelines for the management of early preterm multiple birth deliveries, including tocolysis, antimicrobial therapy and corticosteroids.
Van der Straeten
F M
FM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
De Ketelaere
K
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Temmerman
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M
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008423:Maternal Age; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014310:Triplets; D014427:Twins
D015149:Tocolytic Agents