title: Delayed delivery in a triplet pregnancy.
abstract: Multiple gestations have a significantly increased incidence of preterm labor and preterm rupture of membranes. In this case, a 32-year-old woman had a car accident with preterm labor at 19 weeks' gestation. A vaginal delivery of the presenting triplet followed. After conservative management, the second and third triplets were delivered by cesarean section after a 70-day delay. A review of the literature was done.
authors.affiliation: Ob Gyn Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. chayaz@cyberia.net.lb
authors.forename: Chadi M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yazbeck
authors.forename: Ramzi E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Aboujaoude
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Abboud
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007660:Ketoprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors; D014310:Triplets
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007660:Ketoprofen