Twin pregnancy a complicating journey for both mothers and babies: elaborate review

Authors

  • Pallavi Sitaram Shelke Department of Pharmacology Department, PDEA’s S.G.R.S. College of Pharmacy, Saswad, Maharashtra, India
  • Pradnya Nilesh Jagtap Department of Pharmacology Department, PDEA’s S.G.R.S. College of Pharmacy, Saswad, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20201196

Keywords:

Birth defects, Complications, Health concern, Risk factors, Twin or multiple gestation

Abstract

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman. A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy can occur by sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technology. A pregnancy may end in a live birth, abortion, or miscarriage, though access to safe abortion care varies globally. Research shows that 10 percent to 15 percent of all singleton births may have started off as twins; often one is lost early in pregnancy in a phenomenon known as "vanishing twin syndrome." Multiple pregnancy occurs when two or more ova are fertilized to form dizygotic (non-identical) twins or a single fertilised egg divides to form monozygotic (identical) twins. In the U.S, about three in every 100 pregnant women give birth to twins or triplets, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. And by many accounts, twin pregnancies are on the rise. This review provides a blessful information to understand what happening when expecting twins and also help to cope with pregnancy related complications and give twins the best start in life.

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2020-03-24

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Shelke, P. S., & Jagtap, P. N. (2020). Twin pregnancy a complicating journey for both mothers and babies: elaborate review. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9(4), 674–682. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20201196

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