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Multiple pregnancy the management of twin and triplet pregnancies in the antenatal period: quick reference guide

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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( Great Britain)

Series: NICE clinical guidelinePublication details: London NICE 2011ISBN:

9781849366984

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Summary: The incidence ofmultiple births is rising, due mainly to increasing use of assisted reproductiontechniques. Multiple pregnancy is associated with higher risks for both motherand babies. Because of this, women with multiple pregnancies need more antenatalcontact with healthcare professionals than women with singleton pregnancies. Inaddition, their higher risk of preterm delivery places greater demand onspecialist neonatal resources.This guidelineshould be read in conjunction with ‘Antenatal care’ (NICE clinical guideline62). This guideline specifies the care that women with twin and tripletpregnancies should receive that is additional to or different from routineantenatal care for women with singleton pregnancies. For many women the twin ortriplet pregnancy will be detected only after the first (booking) appointment inroutine antenatal care. Women should then be offered the specialistappointments described in this booklet.

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The incidence ofmultiple births is rising, due mainly to increasing use of assisted reproductiontechniques. Multiple pregnancy is associated with higher risks for both motherand babies. Because of this, women with multiple pregnancies need more antenatalcontact with healthcare professionals than women with singleton pregnancies. Inaddition, their higher risk of preterm delivery places greater demand onspecialist neonatal resources.This guidelineshould be read in conjunction with ‘Antenatal care’ (NICE clinical guideline62). This guideline specifies the care that women with twin and tripletpregnancies should receive that is additional to or different from routineantenatal care for women with singleton pregnancies. For many women the twin ortriplet pregnancy will be detected only after the first (booking) appointment inroutine antenatal care. Women should then be offered the specialistappointments described in this booklet.

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