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A Systematic Approach to First-trimester Ultrasound Assessment of Twins

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Hubinont, Corinne [UCL] Santolaya-Forgas, Joaquin

The incidence of twin pregnancies has increased for the last 20 years mainly as a result of assisted reproduction technologies and pregnancies occurring in older women. Both maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity are increased in twin pregnancies when compared with singletons. A systematic and detailed first-trimester ultrasound can be a useful tool for detecting chorionicity, growth discordance, and congenital malformations. Prediction of complications at an early stage can help with directing future management and counseling of patients.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
Publication date 2010
Language Anglais
Journal information "American Journal of Perinatology : neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine" - Vol. 27, no. 8, p. 595-8 (2010)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Thieme Medical Publ Inc (New York)
issn 0735-1631
e-issn 1098-8785
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
UCL - SSS/IREC - Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique
MESH Subject Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods - standards ; Twins - physiology ; Pregnancy, Multiple - physiology - statistics & numerical data ; Pregnancy Trimester, First - genetics - physiology ; Pregnancy ; Infant, Newborn ; Humans ; Female ; Diseases in Twins - mortality - physiopathology - therapy - ultrasonography
Keywords First-trimester ultrasound ; multiple pregnancies ; chorionicity ; cervical length ; fetal growth ; nuchal translucency
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Bibliographic reference Hubinont, Corinne ; Santolaya-Forgas, Joaquin. A Systematic Approach to First-trimester Ultrasound Assessment of Twins. In: American Journal of Perinatology : neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine, Vol. 27, no. 8, p. 595-8 (2010)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/33613