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Multifetal pregnancy reduction: a Belgian experience
C Donner1, J A McGinnis, P Simon
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
|February 25, 1991
Abstract:
Multifetal pregnancy reductions were performed during the first trimester of pregnancy in 26 patients. Transabdominal intrathoracic KC1 injections were performed in 23 cases, and transcervical aspirations in 3 cases. There were 4 miscarriages (15%) during the second trimester, 18 pregnancies ended in 33 births, 4 pregnancies are going on uneventfully and are beyond 32 weeks. There was no maternal morbidity related to the procedure; fetal morbidity has been mild.
Keywords:
Abortion, InducedClinical ResearchDemographic FactorsEthicsFamily PlanningFertilityFertility Control, PostconceptionFertility MeasurementsFetal DeathIn VitroInfertility--complicationsMortalityMultiple Birth--complicationsMultiple Birth--prevention and controlOvum TransportPopulationPopulation DynamicsReproductionResearch MethodologyUnwanted Births