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On Episode Five, we discuss the seven most common complications that can arise in a multiple pregnancy.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Professor Craig Pennell explains certain conditions to be aware of, what to look out for, and what do when you receive a diagnosis you’re not expecting.
Author Alexa Bigwarfe talks about twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, and I share my story of intrauterine growth restriction.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have an in-depth understanding of the many possibilities that could affect your pregnancy, but hopefully, you’ll be reassured that if you’re in the right hands those obstacles can be surmounted and you’ll be able to enjoy your pregnancy.
The risks of having a multiple pregnancy
Once you’ve been diagnosed with a multiple pregnancy, there is so much to learn that falls outside what you might already know about pregnancy. When you’re carrying twins, triplets, or quadruplet babies the risk for complications rises and depending on what type of multiples you have on board will determine the level of that risk, and what treatment options are available to you.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Professor Craig Pennell says even though there are increased risks involved with multiple pregnancies that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your pregnancy.
“The things that can go wrong in multiple pregnancies are divided into those that can happen to all multiples and those that are specific to particular multiples,”
“For example, Monochorionic Monoamniotic twins, also known as MoMos, account for just one-percent of identical twins and they’re the type of twins where cord entanglement can cause problems, which is associated with a loss rate in the pregnancy of up to 50 percent,”
“In all the other types of twins where there is a membrane between them so those conditions can’t occur,” explains Professor Pennell.
If we look at twins, in general, some of the things that can occur are:
Hyperemesis
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