Morbidity and mortality of discordant twins up to 34 weeks of gestational age
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 155 (3) , 224-229
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01953943
Abstract
Morbidity and mortality of weight discordant twins are increased. CFFT appears to be a major contributing factor for the increased mortality and morbidity. Postnatal mortality was the same in acceptor and donor; however, the acceptor had a higher postnatal morbidity.Keywords
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