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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1974;43:822-826
© 1974 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Role of Bed Rest in Twin Gestation

RANSY L. JEFFREY, MD, WATSON A. BOWES, JR, MD and JAMES J. DELANEY, MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.

One hundred and fourteen cases of twin pregnancy managed at the University of Colorado Medical Center over a 5-year period were studied to determine the effects of antepartum bed rest. Bed rest seems to improve perinatal mortality rates; however, when gestations of less than 30 weeks are excluded, bed rest does not significantly alter perinatal mortality rate or length of gestation. The incidence of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants at all gestational ages over 30 weeks was decreased. It is concluded that bed rest encourages intrauterine growth in twin pregnancies.






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