Monochorionic monoamniotic twins--the most precarious of twin pregnancies

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1991;70(4-5):381-3. doi: 10.3109/00016349109007895.

Abstract

Monochorionic monoamniotic twins have a high perinatal mortality rate. Death usually occurs before 24 weeks' gestation, mainly because of cord entanglement, prematurity, congenital anomalies or twin-to-twin transfusion. These possibilities should be taken into account when twin pregnancies are detected at the ultrasound screening between 17 and 20 weeks' pregnancy. We report here a case where monochorionic monoamniotic twins were born at 34 weeks, with massive cord entanglement and we describe the antenatal care at our clinic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amnion / pathology*
  • Chorion / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Multiple*
  • Twins, Monozygotic*
  • Umbilical Cord / pathology