Journal
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 98, Issue 4, Pages 479-486Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13509
Keywords
fetal mortality; gestational age; intrauterine fetal death; monoamniotic twin pregnancy; monozygotic; pregnancy; prenatal care; twins; twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome; ultrasonography
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- Health Research Fund of Central Denmark Region
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Introduction Monoamniotic twin pregnancies are high-risk pregnancies, and management by inpatient or frequent outpatient care is recommended. We report the outcomes of a national cohort of monoamniotic twin pregnancies managed primarily as outpatients. Material and methods We prospectively analyzed the recorded data from the Danish Fetal Medicine Database, local databases, and medical records of all monoamniotic twin pregnancies diagnosed at the first trimester scan or later, and managed at the six major fetal medicine centers in Denmark over a 10-year period. Results Sixty-one monoamniotic twin pregnancies were included. Thirteen pregnancies were terminated early. Of the remaining 48 pregnancies with a normal first trimester scan, there were 36 fetal losses (25 spontaneous miscarriages <22(+0) weeks, 3 late terminations and 8 intrauterine deaths >22 weeks) and 60 liveborn children (62.5%), all of whom were delivered by cesarean delivery at a median gestational age of 33(+0) weeks. Three children had minor malformations and there was 1 pregnancy with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. After 26(+0) weeks, 78.8% were managed as outpatients. Intrauterine death occurred in 3.8% of outpatients and in 28.6% of inpatients (admitted due to complications). At weeks 32, 33 and 34, the prospective risk of intrauterine death was 6.9%, 4.2% and 5.9%, respectively. Conclusion In this nationwide, unselected population, only 62.5% of fetuses with a normal first trimester scan were born alive. In contrast, the mortality was 3.8% after 26 weeks among the 78.8% of the cohort that was managed as outpatients. More knowledge is still needed to predict which pregnancies are at the highest risk of intrauterine death.
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