Outcome of multifetal pregnancy (a review)

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This article presents the comparative data concerning early and late complications and outcomes of pregnancy after the procedure of embryo reduction or without it.

Keywords:

triplets

quadruplets

pregnancy

embryo reduction

fetal loss

preterm deliver

Authors:

Pribushenia O.V.

GU "Respublikanskiĭ nauchno-prakticheskiĭ tsentr "Mat' i ditia" Ministerstva zdravookhraneniia Respubliki Belarus', Minsk

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