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Abstract
The aim of the study is to present an updated overview of multifetal
pregnancy as well as analyze the data related to multifetal pregnancies in
the Department of Obstetrics, Cairo University over the past two and half
years including delivery and neonatal outcome. we analyzed the data
regarding multifetal pregnancy in the period from 2007 to mid2009
among deliveries that took place in kasr al aini hospital.
We introduce an updated review of multifetal pregnancy as we gave a
definition of multifetal pregnancy, causes and types , diagnosis ,
management .
Twin fetuses commonly result from fertilization of two separate ova, that
is, double-ovum, dizygotic, or fraternal twins. About a third as often,
twins arise from a single fertilized ovum that subsequently divides into
two similar structures, each with the potential for developing into a
separate individual, that is, single-ovum, monozygotic, or identical twins.
Either or both processes may be involved in the formation of higher
numbers of fetuses. Quadruplets, for example, may arise from one to four
ova.
Key Words:
Definition, causes and types of multiple pregnancy, Diagnosis of
multifetal pregnancy, Complications of multifetal pregnancy.