Module 13 - Multiple Gestations Flashcards
Most common type of twinning
Dizygotic (70%)
Hereditary on the maternal side
Dizygotic
Fertilization of two separate ova
Dizygotic
Two configurations of dizygotic twins
DC/DA and DC/DA fused
A single fertilized ovum replicates during early development
Monozygotic twins
Twin peak sign
Two placentas, two amniotic sacs
T sign
One placenta, two amnion
Types of monozygotic twin configurations
DC/DA (DI/DI)
MC/DA (Mono/Di)
MC/MA (Mono/Mono)
Conjoined
Incomplete division at embryonic disc stage with no separating membranes
Conjoined twins
Which baby is twin A?
The one closest to the cervix
Arterial-arterial or venous-venous shunts (anastomoses) in the placenta of monochorionic twins
TRAP syndrome (twin reversed arterial perfusion)
Parasitic twin within abdomen of its sibling
Fetus in fetu
A-A, V-V or A-V fistulas in the placenta of monochorionic twins only
Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
Recipient: large, hypertensive, polyhydramnios
Donor: small, hypotensive, oligohydramnios, “stuck” appearance
Twin to twin transfusion donor vs recipient
One baby has little or no fluid and the amniotic membrane holds baby tightly to uterine wall
Stuck twin