Maternal and perinatal outcome in twin pregnancy- a hospital based study

Abstract

Multiple pregnancies are a high risk pregnancy deserving institutional delivery. Twin pregnancies constitute less than 1% of all births yet are responsible for high perinatal mortality and morbidity. The study is carried out to assess maternal complications and perinatal outcome in twin pregnancy. The study is correlated in terms of maternal age, foetal presentations, percentage of PIH, anaemia, postpartum complications, cause of death in twin pregnancies.

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S. K. Sridhara , Chaitanya Krishna Murthy , Mahalakshmi Chitragar

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S. K. Sridhara, Chaitanya Krishna Murthy, Mahalakshmi Chitragar (2014). Maternal and perinatal outcome in twin pregnancy- a hospital based study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 11(3), 316-319. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-121410