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Chapter 16 - Management of Fetal Growth Pathology in Multiple Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2022

By
Nikolaos Antonakopoulos  and
Asma Khalil
Edited by
Leanne Bricker ,
Julian N. Robinson  and
Baskaran Thilaganathan
Leanne Bricker
Affiliation:
Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi
Julian N. Robinson
Affiliation:
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Baskaran Thilaganathan
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London
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Summary

The advances in assisted reproductive techniques combined with the advanced age of women trying to conceive has led to increased implementation of these techniques in order to overcome fertility barriers. An inevitable consequence of assisted reproduction is the raised incidence of multiple pregnancies, mainly twin pregnancies.1

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Management of Multiple Pregnancies
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 168 - 180
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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