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Indomethacin, cervical length evaluation up birth weight in twins.(Obstetrics)(Brief Article)
RENO, NEV. -- The rate of very low birth weight in twin pregnancies can be reduced safely with a plan of care that includes cervical length evaluation at 23-25 weeks and long-term indomethacin therapy for women with a short, funneled cervix, Theodore Peck, M.D. reported in a poster session at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
The rate of very low birth-weight twins fell significantly from 11.5% during 1989-1993 to 6.89% during 1999-2003 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis., where Dr. Peck practices maternal-fetal medicine.
In contrast, the national rate of very low birth-weight infants from twin pregnancies was 10.1% during 1989-1993 and 10.2% during 1999-2003.
The percentage of very low birth-weight twins born at the Wisconsin medical center because of premature ...
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