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Chapter 12 - Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy

from Section 1 - Obstetric Aspects of Antenatal Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Nimrah Abbasi  and
Greg Ryan
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 34-year-old primigravida is referred by her primary care provider to your hospital center’s high-risk obstetrics unit after sonographic imaging confirmed viable intrauterine spontaneous monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twins with crown–rump lengths (CRL) of 47 mm and 44 mm, consistent for 12+4 weeks’ gestation by CRL of the larger twin. Twin A’s and twin B’s nuchal translucency (NT) measurements are 1.5 mm and 1.0 mm, respectively, with normal-appearing first-trimester fetal morphologies.

Keywords

Sonographic imagingFetal complicationsAntenatal, intrapartum careTwin–twin transfusion syndromeFetoscopic laser coagulationTwin anemia polycythemia sequenceSelective fetal growth restrictionSpontaneous demise of a monochorionic twinDelivery timing
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 158 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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