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Paediatric Care of Twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

E.M. Bryan
E.M. Bryan*
Affiliation:
Multiple Births Foundation, Queen Charlotte's& Chelsea Hospital, London, UK
*
Medical Director, Multiple Births Foundation, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 OXG, UK

Abstract

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For many parents, the joy of having twins and triplets is reduced by the unexpected emotional as well as physical and financial stresses which they experience with children who may suffer from prematurity and low birthweight, and who have a higher risk of language delay and disability. Paediatric care should start from the time of ultrasound diagnosis. The Multiple Births Foundation holds regular meetings for expectant parents. Twins Clinics are held in three centres in the UK as well as three special clinics (Growth, Supertwins and Bereavement), where families may discuss problems relating to the twinship as well as sharing their experiences with parent volunteers.

Keywords

TwinsTripletsClinicsVolunteers
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 43 , Issue 1-2 , April 1994 , pp. 53 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1994

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