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Unusual Cord Intertwining in Monoamniotic Twins
Author(s) -
Golan A.,
Amit A.,
Baram A.,
David M. P.
Publication year - 1982
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.1982.tb01435.x
Subject(s) - cord , pregnancy , obstetrics , fetus , medicine , biology , surgery , genetics
Summary: A unique case of severe cord entanglement and knotting in a monoamniotic twin pregnancy is described resulting in 2 live babies. An interesting phenomenon of a possible fetal placental transfusion during labour was noted.