The study evaluates the benefit of elective hospitalization in preventing premature deliveries
of twin gestations. Three groups of women with twin gestations, having no other …

D" THE LAST DECADE, a number of obstetriciansº" º have recommended that patients found
to have a multiple pregnancy should be admitted to hospital before the thirty-fourth week of …

One hundred eighty-nine twin pregnancies were delivered at Wilford Hall United States Air
Force Medical Center from July 1977 through December 1985. Among these, 57 were …

During the years 1979-1980, a prospective study was carried out to evaluate the value and
efficacy of routine hospital bed rest in the prevention of premature birth and pregnancy …

We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a policy of early elective hospitalization on the
outcomes of 522 consecutive twin gestations delivered at our institution between 1983 …

Twin pregnancies are known to have a higher risk of prematurity, uteroplacental
insufficiency and increased perinatal mortality. An almost universally held tenet is that …

Prematurity is the most important factor contributing to the high perinatal mortality among
twins. There is evidence that a week of rest at the thirty-second week lessens the risk of …

Twin pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy as it is associated with significant increase in the
perinatal mortality and morbidity and maternal mortality and morbidity. This study was …

The effects of routine hospital care in twin gestation were evaluated by comparing the
gestational outcome in two neighbouring university departments in southern Sweden. In …

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Multiple pregnancy continues to account for approximately 10% of
perinatal deaths (72 of 765 in Victoria, 1984); likewise debate continues as to whether or not …