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Chapter 51 - Management of Multiple Pregnancy during Labour

from Section 5 - Intrapartum Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Nikolaos Vrachnis ,
Dimitrios Zygouris  and
Asma Khalil
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Maternal morbidity and mortality are significantly higher in multiple pregnancies when compared to a singleton pregnancy. The main contributors to adverse outcome are haemorrhage, preterm labour, placental abruption, placenta praevia, hypertensive disorders, malpresentations and cord prolapse [1]. There is also increased risk of complications after delivery, such as postpartum haemorrhage, mainly due to uterine atony [1, 2].

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 414 - 420
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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