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If second twin is breech, vaginal delivery still safe: study of 107 vertex-nonvertex twins.(Obstetrics)
SANTIAGO, CHILE -- Vaginal delivery when a first twin is vertex and a second is nonvertex is a safe alternative to cesarean section, according to a study presented at the HGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
"There is controversy when twin A is vertex and twin B is nonvertex," said study investigator Dr. Anjan K. Chaudhury. But in his study of 107 such twin deliveries, vaginal delivery was not associated with increased neonatal morbidity, compared with cesarean delivery.
Dr. Chaudhury, of Boston University, and his colleagues reviewed 11,849 delivery records from March 1996 to September 2002 at Boston Medical Center. To be included in the study, the twins' gestational age had to be greater than 28 weeks, and each baby had to weigh at least 1,500 g. There were 107 twin pairs who met these criteria and were assessed further.
A total of 60 twin pairs were delivered vaginally and 39 were delivered via cesarean section. In eight pairs, the first twin was delivered vaginally and the second by emergency cesarean section.
"There was no statistically significant difference in well-being of twins delivered vaginally or via cesarean section," Dr. Chaudhury said. ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, If second twin is breech, vaginal delivery still safe: study of 107...