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An Unusual Complication in a Binovular Twin Pregnancy — Umbilical Cord of Twin 2 Around the Neck of Twin 1
Author(s) -
Black Jules S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1976.tb02596.x
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , twin pregnancy , complication , medicine , cord , pregnancy , monozygotic twin , obstetrics , identical twins , surgery , fetus , anatomy , pediatrics , biology , genetics
Summary: A case of cord entanglement involving the cord of twin 2 being around the neck of twin 1 is presented. The unusual feature of this case is that the twins were binovular, being male and female, refuting previous statements that for this complication to occur, the twins must be monoamniotic.