title: Iatrogenic multiple pregnancies. Do they complicate perinatal care?
abstract: This review addresses questions related to medicosocial concerns surrounding the care of women with multiple births and their infants. Relevant articles and texts on twin and triplet pregnancies were reviewed. Population-based data were selected for inclusion whenever possible. Relevant tables were simplified from original sources. The review clarifies obstetric and perinatal questions in a manner that is helpful to clinicians and their patients.
authors.affiliation: Center for Study of Multiple Birth, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 333 East Superior Street, Room 464, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Blickstein
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papiernik
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keith
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018743:Perinatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects*