[Diagnosis and control of the course of multiple pregnancy using ultrasonic B picture technic]

In this study you find a report about the diagnosis and the control of the course of multiple pregnancy with the help of echoscopy. Out of 513 case studies, 304 female patients were examined with this method. The diagnosis can always be put practically by the experienced examiner as the optimal period for this is stated between the 20th and the 26th week of pregnancy. It is emphasized that the early detection of the multiple pregnancy is clinically uncertain. The ultrasonic control of the course of pregnancy makes it possible to find out the hypotrophy of one or both of the babies. It is also possible to measure the birth weight of the multiple babies exactly clinically. The diagnosis of the prepartal position gives an idea about the expected course of delivery. The diagnosis of a quadriple in the 22nd week of pregnancy and the corresponding ultrasonic control of the course of pregnancy is also dealt casually in short.