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Preterm labour in twin pregnancies: can it be prevented by hospital admission?
Author(s) -
CROWTHER C. A.,
NEILSON J. P.,
VERKUYL D. A. A.,
BANNERMAN C.,
ASHURST H. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb03327.x
Subject(s) - medicine , twin pregnancy , bed rest , palpation , rest (music) , pregnancy , obstetrics , preterm labour , outpatient clinic , gestation , surgery , genetics , biology
Summary. Women attending a twin pregnancy antenatal clinic underwent cervical palpation to calculate a cervical score by subtracting dilatation from length. Those with a score of −2 or less at or before 34 weeks are at especially high risk of preterm labour. A total of 139 such women were randomly allocated either to receive bed‐rest in hospital or to continue conventional outpatient management. No beneficial effect of bed‐rest could be identified in prolonging twin pregnancy or improving fetal outcome.