Multiple Pregnancies

Question 1

What are some predisposing factors for multiple pregnancies?

Answer 1

FH

Old or young age

Assisted contraception

Question 2

What is a monozygotic pregnancy?

Answer 2

Twins from the same zygote - Identical

Question 3

What is a dizygotic pregnancy?

Answer 3

Twins from different zygotes - non identical

Question 4

What is chorionicity?

Answer 4

Whether they share a placenta

Monochorionic - One that is shared

DIchorionic - One each

Question 5

What is amnitocity?

Answer 5

Whether they share an amniotic sac

Monoamniotic - Share one sac

Diamniotic - Two sacs

Question 6

What is the chorionicity and amniocity of dizygotic twins?

Answer 6

DCDA

Question 7

What is the chorionicity and amniocity of monozygotic twins?

Answer 7

Any of the four possibilities

Question 8

What are some maternal complications of multiple pregnancies?

Answer 8

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Placenta pravia

Gestational diabetes

Anaemia

Miscarriage

Pre eclmapsia/eclapmsia

Question 9

What are some fetal complications of multiple pregnancies?

Answer 9

Fetal death

Pre term birth

Congenital abnormalites

Small for gestational age

Inter uterine growth restriction

Twin to twin transfusion syndrome TTT