Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 11, 2026

Accurate and Simple Evaluation of Vascular Anastomoses in Monochorionic Placenta using Colored Dye
Published on: September 5, 2011
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and birth weight in twin pregnancies
Abstract:
In 102 twin pregnancies the mean birth weight of each pair showed a statistically significant negative association with maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels early in pregnancy. Women with AFP levels of four or more times the median value for singleton pregnancies gave birth to infants with a median birth weight 660 g less than that of infants born to women with AFP levels between 1.0 and 1.5 times the median for singleton pregnancies. Maternal serum AFP has been shown to be an early predictor of low birth weight delivery in singleton pregnancies. Our results indicate that this is also true in twin pregnancies.
More Related Videos
09:51Model Surgical Training: Skills Acquisition in Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation of Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Placenta Using Realistic Simulators
Published on: March 21, 2018
05:44Concurrent Collection of Fetal Murine Brain and Serum to Assess Effects of Maternal Diet on Nutrition and Neurodevelopment in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Published on: May 17, 2024
Related Concept Videos
Regression Toward the Mean
Teratogenicity