Twin pregnancy in Lusaka
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Date
1980-02
Authors
O'Dowd, M. J.
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Publisher
Medical Journal of Zambia.
Abstract
Cases of twin pregnancy attending the University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.), Lusaka, are analysed. The incidence was one case per 62.8 hospital deliveries. The main problem encountered was low birth weight, which was present in 63% of cases. Fifty eight percent of the infants were breech deliveries. Medical staff were involved in only 37% of the (total) twin deliveries. The perinatal mortality was hick at 63 per 1,0001ive and still births.
Description
Twin pregnancy attending the University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.), Lusaka.
Keywords
Pregnancy, Twin , Female , Pregnancy
Citation
O'Dowd, M. J. (1980). Twin pregnancy in Lusaka. Medical Journal of Zambia. 14, (2)