Introduction Preterm birth is defined as delivery before 37 completed weeks (WHO). The issue of preterm birth is still a major health problem in the world; 75% of neonatal mortalities are due to prematurity.(1,3) A variety of morbidities are significantly increased in preterm neonates who survive. Morbidity in multiple organs such as respiratory tract, cardiovascular, GI, metabolic, neurologica...

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate whether multifetal pregnancies are at risk of more pregnancy complications in women of advanced age after ovum donation. METHODS Pregnancy outcome in women after ovum donation aged 40 and above was extracted. Labor and delivery data as well as antenatal records of women carrying twins were compared with those of singletons, as well as to a control group of a...

During the recent decades with increasing the use of assisted reproductive techniques including IVF, IUI and ovulation induction, the rate of multiple pregnancies has been increased worldwide. More than 30% of ART pregnancies are twins or higher-order multiple gestations (triplets or greater) a frequency 15- to 20-fold greater than with spontaneous conceptions. Because of the high cost of treat...

Background: Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome rarely occurs during pregnancy and is usually associated with high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin, in conditions such as molar or multifetal pregnancies. Case report: Here we report spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation in a patient presenting with missed abortion at 16th week of gestation, when serum ß-subunit human chorionic gon...

Acardia twin is a rare, unique complication of monochorionic pregnancy. A 2.6% incidence among twins has been cited. In such complications with abnormal or non-functional heart perfused by its co-twin via placental arterial anastomosis. The acardia poorly developed and upper torso. We present case in which the fetal demise one fetus pregnancy diagnosed first trimester, but patient wishes to con...

BACKGROUND Advancements in medical technology have significantly increased the possibility of successful infertility treatment. Medical interventions in the initial process of pregnancy that intend to increase the chances of pregnancy create the risk of multifetal pregnancies for both mothers and fetuses. Physicians attempt to reduce the numbers of fetuses in order to decrease this risk and gua...

Introduction: Multiple pregnancy is simultaneous development of more than one fetus in uterus. Multifetal gestations are found to be associated with significantly higher maternal morbidity and health care service costs. Women multifetal gestation nearly six times likely hospitalized complications, including preterm labor, preeclampsia, premature rupture membrane, placental abruption, hydramnios...