Twin gestation. Antenatal diagnosis and perinatal outcome in 385 consecutive pregnancies

Three hundred eighty-five gestations were managed in a perinatal center during a five-year interval. Twins were diagnosed antenatally in 90.4% and before delivery in 95.6% of cases. From this study, the value of hospitalization for bed rest after 28 weeks of gestation seems questionable, for 81% of the perinatal mortality in our study occurred prior to that time.