Incidence of small-for-gestational-age infant birthweight following early intertwin fetal growth discordance in dichorionic and monochorionic twin pregnancies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serial growth scans are routinely recommended for twin pregnancies to identify fetal growth restriction (defined as an estimated fetal weight of <10th percentile), which can result in increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. However, the clinical significance of early intertwin growth discordance in the absence of fetal growth restriction remains unclear.

Objective

This study aimed to compare the rates of small-for-gestational-age infants among twin pregnancies with intertwin growth discordance in the absence of fetal growth restriction with that among twin pregnancies with concordant, normal growth identified by ultrasound between 24 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks' gestation.

Study design

This was a retrospective cohort study of twin deliveries at a single hospi

SUBMITTER: Reforma LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature