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Intrauterine Hypoxia — A Phenomenon Peculiar to the Second Twin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

R. Derom  and
M. Thiery
R. Derom
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, State University, Ghent, Belgium
M. Thiery
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, State University, Ghent, Belgium

Abstract

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During a 5-year period twin births occurrring at the university hospital were investigated for the presence of clinical and biochemical symptoms of intrauterine hypoxia. It appears that intrauterine hypoxia, when detectable, is limited to the second twin. Some factors which may influence the oxygenation of the second twin have been analysed, i.e., the mode of delivery, the time interval between deliveries, and the duration of gestation. No single explanation for the genesis of the hypoxia seems to be valid.

Type
9. Science For Twins/Twins For Science
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 25 , January 1976 , pp. 314 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1976

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