Twin and Higher-order Pregnancies

439 Pages·2021·23.196 MB·English

by  Asma Khalil (editor), Liesbeth Lewi (editor), Enrico Lopriore (editor)

Twin and Higher-
order Pregnancies
Asma Khalil
Liesbeth Lewi
Enrico Lopriore
Editors
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Twin and Higher-order Pregnancies

Asma Khalil • Liesbeth Lewi • Enrico Lopriore
Editors
Twin
and Higher-order
Pregnancies
Editors
Asma Khalil Liesbeth Lewi
Fetal Medicine Unit Department of Obstetrics &
St George’s University Hospitals Gynaecology
NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals Leuven
London, UK Leuven, Belgium
Vascular Biology Research Centre, Department of Development and
Molecular and Clinical Sciences Regeneration, Biomedical Sciences
Research Institute KU Leuven
St George’s University of London Leuven, Belgium
London, UK
Enrico Lopriore
Division of Neonatology,
Department of Pediatrics
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Head of the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Leiden University Medical Centre
Leiden, The Netherlands
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Foreword
This textbook, written by leading international experts, constitutes
essential reading for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of
multiple pregnancies with the ultimate goal to improve their outcomes.
The book provides a detailed account on the management of multiple
pregnancies before, during, and after birth. Also, the book incorporates
the patient’s perspective in testimonials and experience of twin advo-
cacy groups. The reader will gain a clear understanding of the biology,
the complications, and the recommended care of multiple pregnancies,
and there is special attention to parental well-being and childhood
development. The textbook offers a practical guide with a wealth of
illustrations, figures, and videos. Each chapter also contains multiple-
choice questions to challenge the reader’s knowledge.
Kypros Nicolaides
Professor of Fetal Medicine
Harris Birthright Centre
King’s College London
London, UK
VII
Contents
I Biology
1 T he Vanishing Twin Syndrome ................................................................ 3
Isaac Blickstein†
2 Placentation in Multiple Pregnancy .................................................... 11
Enrico Lopriore and Liesbeth Lewi
3 Biology and Genetics of Dizygotic and Monozygotic
Twinning ................................................................................................................ 31
Jeffrey J. Beck, Susanne Bruins, Hamdi Mbarek, Gareth E. Davies,
and Dorret I. Boomsma
4 Twin-Singleton Comparisons Across Multiple
Domains of Life .................................................................................................. 51
Gonneke Willemsen, Veronika Odintsova, Eco de Geus,
and Dorret I. Boomsma
II Antenatal Care in Twins and Multiple Pregnancy
5 Dating of Twin Pregnancies....................................................................... 75
Pierre Macé, Houman Mahallati, and Laurent J. Salomon
6 Determining Chorionicity and Amnionicity ................................... 83
Mieke Vanoppen and Liesbeth Lewi
7 Twin Labelling, Timing, Frequency and Content
of Ultrasound Assessment ......................................................................... 95
Laoreti Arianna, Faiola Stefano, and Lanna Mariano
8 Prenatal Screening for and Diagnosis of Aneuploidy
in Twin Pregnancies ........................................................................................ 109
Alexandra Matias, Beatriz Teixeira, and Miguel Macedo
9 Assessment of Fetal Growth in Twins and Multiple
Pregnancy ............................................................................................................. 123
Becky Liu and Asma Khalil
III Prenatal Complications in Multiple Pregnancy
10 Twin Pregnancies Discordant for Fetal Anomaly ........................ 135
Ann Langedock and Liesbeth Lewi
V III Contents
11 Fetal Reduction/Selective Termination in Uncomplicated
Twins and Multiple Pregnancies ............................................................ 147
Mercede Sebghati, Becky Liu, and Asma Khalil
12 Risk Assessment and Screening for Preterm Birth
in Twin Pregnancy ........................................................................................... 159
Amanda Roman, Alexandra Ramirez, Guillermo Gurza,
and Vincenzo Berghella
13 Fetal Growth Restriction ............................................................................. 189
Becky Liu and Asma Khalil
14 Fetal Demise in Twins: Single and Double Fetal Loss ............... 205
L. R. I. Gurney, R. K. Morris, J. L. Gibson, and M. D. Kilby
IV Complications Unique to Monochorionic Twin
Pregnancies
15 T win-Twin Transfusion Syndrome ......................................................... 231
Christian Bamberg and Kurt Hecher
16 Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence ............................................... 247
L. S. A. Tollenaar and Enrico Lopriore
17 Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence .................................. 263
Liesbeth Lewi
18 Monochorionic Monoamniotic Twin Pregnancy ......................... 275
Noa Gilad, Vagisha Pruthi, Shiri Shinar, Johannes Keunen,
Greg Ryan, and Tim Van Mieghem
19 Diagnosis and Management of Conjoined Twins ....................... 287
Clifton Brock and Anthony Johnson
V Peripartum Care
20 Timing of Birth in Uncomplicated Twin Pregnancy ................... 303
Becky Liu and Asma Khalil
21 Twin Deliveries – Where Are We Now? ............................................... 311
Amir Aviram, Jon F. R. Barrett, Elad Mei-Dan, and Nir Melamed
22 Analgesia and Anaesthetic Considerations for Twins
and Higher-Order Pregnancies ............................................................... 329
M. A. Clayton, R. L. May, and D. N. Lucas
23 Maternal Complications in Multifetal Pregnancy....................... 341
Paul Ian Ramler and Thomas van den Akker
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Contents
VI Postnatal Care
24 Breastfeeding Twins and Multiples ...................................................... 355
Sophie Russell and Neal Russell
25 Perinatal Depression and Psychiatric Considerations ............. 363
Femke Vanwetswinkel and Titia Hompes
26 Postnatal Neonatal Assessment in Monochorionic Twins .... 377
Enrico Lopriore
VII Childhood Development
27 Cerebral Palsy and Long- Term Neurodevelopmental
Impairment in Complicated Monochorionic
Twin Pregnancy ................................................................................................. 391
J. M. M. van Klink, M. S. Spruijt, and Enrico Lopriore
VIII Research, Registries and Parent Views
28 Research Studies in Twins and Multiple Pregnancy .................. 411
Janine R. Lam, Becky Liu, Kate Murphy, and Asma Khalil
29 Twin and Higher-Order Pregnancy – Patient Voice ................... 425
Natasha Fenwick and Alyson Chorley
Supplementary Information
I ndex ........................................................................................................................... 439
Contributors
Laoreti Arianna Fetal Therapy Unit “U. Nicolini”, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, “Vittore Buzzi” Children’s Hospital, University of Milan,
Milan, Italy
Amir Aviram Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON, Canada
[email protected]
Christian Bamberg Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University
Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
[email protected]
Jon F. R. Barrett Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Obstet-
rics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of
Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
[email protected]
Jeffrey J. Beck Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Avera McKennan Hospi-
tal and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
[email protected]
Vincenzo Berghella Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology Department, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson Uni-
versity, Philadelphia, PA, USA
[email protected]
Isaac Blickstein Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical
Center, Rehovot, and the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine,
Jerusalem, Israel†
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dorret I. Boomsma Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Avera McKennan
Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Netherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Behavioral
and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Neth-
erlands
[email protected]
Clifton Brock Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sci-
ences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
[email protected]
Susanne Bruins Netherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psy-
chology, Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
[email protected]