Multiple Pregnancy | Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal Outcome |

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Multiple Pregnancy

ABSTRACT

Establishing the study of multiple pregnancy and the perinatal care of children from multiple births as a recognized specialty within maternal-fetal medicine, the first edition of Multiple Pregnancy was a landmark publication. Fully revised, this new Second Edition has been expanded to include more on epidemiology, biologic mechanisms, the impact o

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

SECTION I EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS

chapter 1|8 pages

Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton and Multiple Births in the United States, 1995–98

chapter 2|11 pages

Demographic Trends in Western European Countries

chapter 3|4 pages

Demographic Trends in Nordic Countries

chapter 4|7 pages

Multiple Births in Australia

chapter 5|6 pages

Demographic Trends in Japan and Asia

chapter 6|9 pages

The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey

chapter 7|3 pages

Multiple Births in Israel

chapter 8|4 pages

Multiple Births in the Philippines

chapter 9|3 pages

Multiple Gestations: an Argentinian Point of View

chapter 10|10 pages

Multiple Births Resulting from Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the United States, 1997–2001

chapter 11|8 pages

Multiple Births and Infertility Treatments in France: Results from the FIVNAT Registry

chapter 12|7 pages

Errors in Gestational Age: Implications in Studies of Perinatal Epidemiology

part |2 pages

SECTION II BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

chapter 13|2 pages

Definition of Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 14|7 pages

Natural Factors Influencing Multiple Gestation: Perspectives from Long-term Observations in Scotland

chapter 15|8 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Spontaneous Zygotic Splitting

chapter 16|6 pages

Superfecundation and Superfetation

chapter 17|5 pages

The Vanishing Fetus

chapter 18|6 pages

Uncommon Causes of Twinning: Complete Hydatidiform Mole with Coexistent Twin

chapter 19|21 pages

The Impact of Ovulation Induction and In Vitro Fertilization on the Incidence of Multiple Gestations

chapter 20|5 pages

Micromanipulation and the Risk of Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 21|3 pages

Cloning

chapter 22|3 pages

Natural History of Multiples Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization

chapter 23|6 pages

Heterotopic pregnancy

chapter 24|11 pages

Placentation

chapter 25|11 pages

Placental Examination in the Delivery Room

chapter 26|14 pages

Advanced placental examination of twins and high-order multiple pregnancies

chapter 27|8 pages

Vascular Anatomy of Monochorionic Twin Placentas

chapter 28|13 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity

chapter 29|4 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity in Iatrogenic Pregnancies

chapter 30|4 pages

Monozygosity Following Assisted Reproduction: Unanswered Questions

chapter 31|4 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Monozygotic Twins in High-order Multiples

chapter 32|7 pages

Phenotypic and Genotypic Discordance in Monozygotic Twins

chapter 33|13 pages

Conjoined Twins

chapter 34|6 pages

Trends in congenital malformations, chromosomal anomalies and infant mortality among twin births

chapter 35|3 pages

Pregnancy Loss: Multiple Pregnancy versus Multiple Birth

chapter 36|22 pages

The Biology of Human Twinning: a Needed Change of Perspective

chapter 38|12 pages

The Mirror Phenomenon in Monozygotic Twins

part |2 pages

SECTION III PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

chapter 39|18 pages

Diagnosis of Chorionicity and Amnionicity

chapter 3|13 pages

Three-dimensional sonography

chapter 41|10 pages

The Role of Doppler Blood Flow Velocimetry

chapter 42|10 pages

Fetal Echocardiography

chapter 43|9 pages

Sonographic Assessment of Fetal Anomalies

chapter 44|12 pages

Sonographic Diagnosis of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

chapter 45|5 pages

Genetic Counseling: Overview

chapter 46|17 pages

Non-invasive Screening Tests

chapter 47|8 pages

Nuchal Translucency Measurement

chapter 48|10 pages

Diagnostic Genetic Testing

part |2 pages

SECTION IV PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: MATERNAL

chapter 49|15 pages

Routine Antepartum Care of Twins

chapter 50|7 pages

Routine Antepartum Care of Triplets and More

chapter 51|9 pages

Nutritional Adaptation

chapter 52|8 pages

Maternal Cardiovascular Adaptation

chapter 53|7 pages

Hypertensive Disorders

chapter 54|5 pages

Diabetes

chapter 55|14 pages

Pregnancy Management: Assessment of Cervical Status

chapter 56|6 pages

Fetal Fibronectin

chapter 57|7 pages

Preterm Rupture of the Membranes

chapter 58|9 pages

Psychological Adaptation

chapter 59|9 pages

Maternal Mortality

part |2 pages

SECTION V PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: FETAL GROWTH AND WELL-BEING

chapter 60|11 pages

Intrauterine Growth

chapter 61|7 pages

Ultrasound Assessment of Growth

chapter 62|12 pages

Techniques of Biophysical Assessment

part |2 pages

SECTION VI PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: INTERVENTIONS

chapter 63|9 pages

Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

chapter 64|8 pages

Selective Termination of the Anomalous Fetus

chapter 65|19 pages

Management of Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome

chapter 66|3 pages

Pathophysiology of Twin–twin Transfusion Syndrome: a General Model

chapter 67|9 pages

Monoamniotic Twins

chapter 68|3 pages

Pseudo-monoamniotic Twins

chapter 69|3 pages

Placental Vasculature in the Pathogenesis of Fetal Mortality and Morbidity in Multiple Pregnancies

chapter 70|5 pages

Management of Single Fetal Death

chapter 71|7 pages

Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) Sequence

chapter 72|25 pages

Inhibition of Preterm Labor and Subcutaneous Terbutaline Therapy

chapter 73|5 pages

Preterm Delivery: a Review of the Evidence-based Literature

chapter 74|9 pages

Preventing Preterm Birth in Twins and Triplets

chapter 75|5 pages

Delayed-interval Delivery

part |2 pages

SECTION VII PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: DELIVERY

chapter 76|4 pages

Timing of Delivery

chapter 77|9 pages

Impact of Obstetric Intervention on Trends in Perinatal Mortality

chapter 78|8 pages

The Optimum Route of Delivery

chapter 79|9 pages

Delivery of the Term Twin: A Canadian Perspective

chapter 80|3 pages

Delivery of Multiples: a Dissenting View

chapter 81|3 pages

Special Situations in Labor and Delivery of Multiples

chapter 82|9 pages

Pregnancy Management: Anesthesia

chapter 83|6 pages

Epidemiology of Bleeding and Hemorrhage in Multiple Gestations

chapter 84|8 pages

Management of Uteroplacental Bleeding Disorders

chapter 85|7 pages

Twin Pregnancy and Delivery: the Role of the Midwife in Sweden

part |2 pages

SECTION VIII POSTPARTUM CONCERNS

chapter 86|9 pages

Puerperal Complications

chapter 87|2 pages

Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

chapter 88|8 pages

Breast-feeding Multiples

chapter 89|9 pages

Psychological Morbidity: Diagnosis and Treatment

chapter 90|6 pages

The Very- and Extremely-low-birth-weight Infant

chapter 91|9 pages

Alternative Approaches to the Infant in the Neonatal Intensive-care Unit

chapter 92|10 pages

Maturation and Neuromaturation of Multiples

chapter 93|8 pages

Multiple Pregnancies at the Extremes of Maternal Age

chapter 94|9 pages

Postpartum Zygosity Determination

part |2 pages

SECTION IX CHILDHOOD CONCERNS

chapter 95|10 pages

Childhood Issues

chapter 96|10 pages

Risk and Early Development: Findings from the Louisville Twin Study

chapter 97|10 pages

Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Births

chapter 98|10 pages

Preterm Labor, Infection and Cerebral Palsy

chapter 99|9 pages

Coping with the Special Needs Child

chapter 100|7 pages

Education of Multiples

part |2 pages

SECTION X FAMILIAL CONCERNS

chapter 101|11 pages

Adaptation and Maladaptation in the Multiple Birth Family

chapter 102|6 pages

The Psychological Effects of Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

chapter 103|12 pages

Bereavement: Grief and Psychological Aspects of Multiple Birth Loss

chapter 104|3 pages

Coping with the Impacts of Death in a Multiple Birth

chapter 105|3 pages

A Personal Perspective on Multiple Pregnancy and Birth

chapter 106|7 pages

Forming and Using Parents of Multiples Clubs: Advice for Health-care Professionals

part |2 pages

SECTION XI ECONOMIC, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONCERNS

chapter 107|6 pages

Economic Considerations

chapter 108|8 pages

Ethical Issues in Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 109|10 pages

Ethical Issues: a Non-essentialist Point of View

chapter 110|9 pages

Common and Emerging Legal Implications