To evaluate the fetal risk of twin pregnancy.

Abstract

Introduction: - Among Obstetric conditions, the perilous situation that the obstetrician deals with is the complication of twin pregnancy for babies. The most common risk to baby is the prenatal mortality. Many factors are involved in this context. African continent is the common region having the highest rate of prenatal mortality but it is strange to know that the development of advanced techniques have dramatically enhanced the incidence of twin pregnancies in first world countries. Twin pregnancy makes patients vulnerable to complicated pregnancies as compared to singleton pregnancies.

Objective: - to detect the risk of twin pregnancy to fetuses prenatally and post natally.

Methodology:- This study was done in Department of Gyn/Obs Unit 2 at PMCH Nawabshah.

Only pregnant ladies from 21 years to 47 years were selected for the study having the twin pregnancies diagnosed on ultrasound. Patients with single baby were excludd from the criterion. Patients above 47 years were also not the part of our study.

Results: - Total 120 patients were taken for the study. Out of them,85(70.83%) had single pregnancy and 35 (29.16%) were  found to have twin pregnancy. Age difference was also among patients. Only 8 (22.85%) were aged from 21-30 years whereas 24 (68.57%) had age ranged from 31-42 years and only 3 (8.57%) were of age from 43 to 47 years.

Conclusion: - It is concluded that twin pregnancy is posses threat to life of baby if not managed in perinatal period. Perinatal mortality and preterm labor are the common complications concluded in our study.