Researchers Examine Placentas of SGA Twins
A Canadian study explores whether the diagnosis of small for gestational age (SGA) in twins has the same implications as in the case of small for gestational age singletons.
Category: Birth
Study Looks at Twin Delivery And C-Sections in the U.S.
New study explores whether higher volume hospitals have fewer cesarean deliveries and lower morbidity among women delivering twins.
Study Explores Cord Insertions in Monochorionic Twins
A velamentous cord insertion in one or both twins increases the risk of an adverse pregnancy outcome and Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Womb Twin Survivors Have Lower Birth Weights
New study explores whether singletons with a vanishing twin have lower weights at birth.
Motherhood: Women are being presented to destructive themes
By reading popular magazines, young women are being presented to a number of meddlesome or destructive themes about pregnancy and birth. This was the conclusion of an Australian study.
TTTS: New study examines outcome of early laser surgery
Researchers explore the outcome of early laser surgery for Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) compared to laser surgery after 17 weeks of gestation.
IVF-conceived twins are more likely to be born preterm
New study examines the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in IVF-conceived twin pregnancies.
Color difference may help distinguish between acute TTTS and TAPS
New study finds that color differences of the placenta might help distinguish between acute Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) and Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS).
New Study on Guidelines for Twin Pregnancy Weight Gain
New study explores outcomes for babies and mothers, who’ve gained weight below, within and above the NAM provisional guidelines on twin pregnancy weight gain.
TTTS infants more at risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension
Infants with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) have a 10-fold increased risk of developing persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) compared to other monochorionic twins.
