title: [Obstetrical and neonatal prognosis of monoamniotic twin gestations].
abstract: Monoamniotic twin gestations result from a late division of the fertilized ovum with development of the two embryos within a common amnionic sac. We performed a retrospective study in our university hospital on nearly 19 years of clinical activities; we found 16 cases of monoamniotic twins. Obstetrical and neonatal outcomes were analyzed and compared to the data in the literature. The pronosis after 28 weeks of gestation does not appear to be influenced by this type of twin gestation and we demonstrate in this study that vaginal delivery is possible and not deleterious.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Riethmuller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lantheaume
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Teffaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menget
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maillet
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schaal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic