Abstract

VALLEJO ARDILA, Dora Lucía; RANGEL DIAZ, Yully Andrea; ANGARITA FONSECA, Adriana  and  CARDONA, Eliana Patricia. Current status of twin pregnancy: A literature review. Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud [online]. 2012, vol.44, n.3, pp.41-48. ISSN 0121-0807.

Nowadays the diagnosis of twin pregnancy confers to the binomial mother and son specific characteristics that make them into a high risk population for pathologies that compromise the wellbeing of the fetus such as: prematurity, uterine overdistention, premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations, trouble with crossing over umbilical cord, abruptio placentae, presentation dystocia and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Besides the risk determinants of maternal morbidity which have increased its prevalence accord to the etiology associated, such as hypertensive disorders associates with pregnancy, sepsis secondary to premature rupture of membranes and postpartum bleeding. Therefore, is really important to make an accurate review by thematic items about major prevalence pathologies associated with twin pregnancy. Salud UIS 2012; 44 (3): 41-48

Keywords : Twin pregnancy; perinatal mortality; high risk pregnancy; pregnancy complication.

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