First-Trimester transabdominal multifetal pregnancy reduction: A report of 85 cases

TY - JOUR

T1 - First-Trimester transabdominal multifetal pregnancy reduction

T2 - A report of 85 cases

AU - Lynch, Lauren

AU - Berkomtz, Richard L.

AU - Chitkara, Usha

AU - Alvarez, Manuel

PY - 1990/5

Y1 - 1990/5

N2 - Eighty-five cases of multifetal pregnancy reduction were performed transabdominaliy at 9.5–13 weeks’ gestation. All pregnancies consisted of three or more fetuses (28 triplets, 47 quadruplets, four quintuplets, four sextuplets, one septuplet, and one nontuplet), and all except five were reduced to twins. Forty-five women have delivered viable infants and eight lost all of the fetuses; 32 pregnancies are ongoing. No temporal relationship was noted between the pregnancy losses and the procedures. The mean gestational age at delivery was 35.7 weeks; 16 women (35.5%) delivered at or after 37 weeks, 16 (35.5%) between 34.5–37 weeks, nine (20%) between 32–34.5 weeks, and four (9%) before 32 weeks. There were no perinatal deaths, and all infants are healthy except for one who developed sequelae of severe hyaline membrane disease.

AB - Eighty-five cases of multifetal pregnancy reduction were performed transabdominaliy at 9.5–13 weeks’ gestation. All pregnancies consisted of three or more fetuses (28 triplets, 47 quadruplets, four quintuplets, four sextuplets, one septuplet, and one nontuplet), and all except five were reduced to twins. Forty-five women have delivered viable infants and eight lost all of the fetuses; 32 pregnancies are ongoing. No temporal relationship was noted between the pregnancy losses and the procedures. The mean gestational age at delivery was 35.7 weeks; 16 women (35.5%) delivered at or after 37 weeks, 16 (35.5%) between 34.5–37 weeks, nine (20%) between 32–34.5 weeks, and four (9%) before 32 weeks. There were no perinatal deaths, and all infants are healthy except for one who developed sequelae of severe hyaline membrane disease.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0025371736

M3 - Article

C2 - 2183104

SN - 0029-7844

VL - 75

SP - 735

EP - 738

JO - Obstetrics and gynecology

JF - Obstetrics and gynecology

IS - 5

ER -