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A vanishing twin, also known as twin resorption, is a fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In some instances, the dead twin is compressed into a flattened, parchment-like state known as fetus papyraceus .
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), also known as feto-fetal transfusion syndrome (FFTS), twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence (TOPS) and stuck twin syndrome, is a complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies (the most common form of identical twin pregnancy) in which there is disproportionate blood supply between the fetuses.
Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is a chronic type of unbalanced fetal transfusion in monochorionic twins that results in polycythemia in the TAPS recipient and anemia in the TAPS donor due to tiny placental anastomoses. [1] Post-laser TAPS and spontaneous TAPS are the two forms of TAPS.
Fetal resorption (also known as fetus resorption) is the disintegration and assimilation of one or more fetuses in the uterus at any stage after the completion of organogenesis, which, in humans, is after the ninth week of gestation.
Fans of Ashley Graham expressed concern after the supermodel shared a full-term pregnancy photo. Is it safe to carry twins to 40 weeks? And how long is the average twin pregnancy? Experts weigh in.
On the right, the "pump twin" which supplies the acardiac twin with blood. A selective termination of the acardiac twin reduces the risk of death of the pump twin. Selective reduction is used when a mother is carrying an unsafe or undesirable number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, which are common in medically assisted pregnancies. The ...
When people learned I was pregnant with twins, they often felt compelled to tell me I looked like I was only carrying one baby. It was less than an hour before my cesarean section, even though my ...
Cord compression: One twin may compress the other's umbilical cord, potentially stopping the flow of nutrients and blood and resulting in fetal death. [1] [4] Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS): One twin receives the majority of the nourishment, causing the other twin to become undernourished. TTTS is much more difficult to diagnose in ...