Delayed interval delivery in a triplet pregnancy.
Due to a surge in the availability of assisted reproductive techniques (ART), the incidence of multiple pregnancies is increasing. Preterm labor is a major complication in such pregnancies. Preterm delivery of the first fetus is often followed by delivery of the remaining fetuses. However, conservative management and delayed interval delivery in the remaining fetuses might allow for fetal lung maturity and would reduce perinatal morbidities. A 32-year-old female had a quadruplet pregnancy after receiving ART. Fetal reduction to triplet pregnancy was performed at 11 weeks of gestation. The remaining triplet pregnancy was stable until 29 weeks of gestation, when the first triplet was delivered after spontaneous rupture of membranes. Under intensive monitoring, the remaining 2 fetuses were delivered by cesarean section at 31 weeks of gestation. Only the first fetus had retinopathy after discharge. In conclusion, delayed interval delivery of the remaining fetuses should be attempted after preterm delivery of the first fetus.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Center, Hualien City, Taiwan, ROC.
Sheng-Po
SP
Kao
Senzan
S
Hsu
Dah-Ching
DC
Ding
D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors; D014310:Triplets