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The Placental Cause of Fetal Growth Retardation in Twin Gestations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

O.P. Bleker ,
H. Wolf  and
J. Oosting
O.P. Bleker*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
H. Wolf
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
J. Oosting
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam 20, Netherlands

Abstract

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The retardation of fetal growth in twin as compared to singleton gestations may be due to maternal and/or placental factors. The separate birthweights and related placental weights of 487 dichorial twin pairs were recorded, and the heavier placental weights of firstborns in comparison with second-borns were found to be related to the heavier birthweights of firstborns compared to second-borns. The lighter placental weights of firstborns compared to second-borns were found to be related to the lighter birthweights of firstborns compared to second-borns. Obviously, the placenta itself may may very well be the cause of the retardation of fetal growth in twin gestations.

Keywords

TwinsDichorial twinsBirthweightPlacental weightIntrauterine growth
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 103 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1995

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