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Caesarean section for the birth of the second twin
Author(s) -
SAMRA JAG S.,
SPILLANE HELEN,
MUKOYOKO JAMES,
TANG LAWRENCE,
OBHRAI MANJIT S.
Publication year - 1990
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.1471-0528.1990.tb01787.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , obstetrics , breech presentation , medicine , twin pregnancy , vaginal birth , presentation (obstetrics) , gestation , section (typography) , gynecology , pregnancy , genetics , advertising , business , biology
Summary. Twin pregnancies delivered after 28 weeks gestation between 1980 and 1988 were reviewed. Of 510 twin pregnancies, 184 (36%) were delivered by caesarean section. There were 22 (4.3%) combined vaginal/abdominal deliveries which comprised 12% of the 184 twin pregnancies delivered by caesarean section. Persistent transverse lie or a high breech presentation was the commonest indication for caesarean section for the second twin.